Covid-19 vaccination turnout up across Tamil Nadu, 3 lakh got jab on Thursday

COIMBATORE: Covid-19 vaccination gained momentum across the state on Thursday due to the fresh supply of stocks and people waited in long queues to get the jab. Across the state, more than 3 lakh were vaccinated on Thursday, with the majority being people from the 18-44 years age category.
Coimbatore, which reported the highest number of Covid cases in the state, had more than 20,000 vaccinated across the district on Thursday.
According to health officials, 14,990 of them were between 18 and 44 years, the highest number since vaccination for this age bracket commenced last week. More than 5 lakh people have been vaccinated in Coimbatore till date.
After a lull, the Covid-19 vaccination in Chennai picked up pace in Chennai this week. Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) vaccinated 1.55 lakh in the past seven days, with a daily average of more than 20,000 people.
In Madurai, 12,904 people in the 18-44 years category got vaccinated while 2,872 in the 45 plus category received the shots.
Trichy, another district where Covid cases are spiking, saw 3,746 in the 18-44 years category getting vaccinated on Thursday.
High turnout to get vaccinated would help cut wastage.