PATNA: Altogether 11,750 senior citizens and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities took Covid-19 vaccine shots in the state on Friday. With this, 31,198 people in these two categories have so far been vaccinated in the state since March 1. On Friday, 10,025 senior citizens and 1,725 above the age of 45 years with comorbidities were inoculated.
According to a rough estimate of the
health department, at least 1.25 crore people in these two categories would have to be vaccinated in the state in the third phase, including nearly 1.09 crore senior citizens. So far, only 0.25% of the total beneficiaries have received their first dose of vaccine shots in the new phase.
Apart from the priority group, 3,720 others took their first dose and 17,092 healthcare workers got their second dose of the vaccine on Friday.
As per the State Health Society, 6,17,277 people have taken their first dose in the state since the launch of the drive on January 16. Also, 1,57,803 healthcare workers have received their second dose. The
State Health Society said no adverse events following
immunization (AEFI) cases were reported on Friday. So far, 91 AEFI cases have been reported in the state.
Meanwhile, 38 new Covid-19 cases were registered in the state in the last 24 hours. With this, the state’s
Covid tally has increased to 2,62,706. However, with 2,60,821 recoveries, there was 339 active cases in the state on Friday. Also, 44 people recuperated from the virus in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the state’s recovery rate to 99.28%.
Officially, one death was reported on Friday and the victim was from Jehanabad. The state’s Covid toll has now increased to 1,544.
Meanwhile, two more people have succumbed to the virus at AIIMS-Patna – a 65-year-old woman from Kesariya village in East Champaran and a 78-year-old man from Jorja locality in Darbhanga.