Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 4

The district inoculated 43,830 residents on Saturday, which is the highest in a single day during the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive, revealed authorities.

Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Khaira said special camps were organised in rural areas to expedite the vaccination of eligible residents. The Health Department had organised 42 camps on Saturday to take up the challenge to vaccinate 40,000 residents.

Additionally, vaccination was also conducted at 47 vaccination centres across the district. The Deputy Commissioner said the target could be achieved due to the cooperation of the general public.

Civil Surgeon Dr Charanjit Singh said after the successful drive on Saturday, they plan to expedite the drive.

“Now, we know that such a large number of people can be inoculated in a single day. On the basis of our performance, we would demand enough vaccines so that the momentum could be maintained,” he said.

The Civil Surgeon said the district at present is getting sufficient number of doses to continue with the vaccination drive. Those who were inoculated on Saturday include 20,983 residents in the age group of 18 to 44 years, who were given the first jab and 10,019 residents in the age group of 18 to 44 years, who received the second dose.

2,665 residents get the jab on Sunday

The district, however, vaccinated 2,665 residents on Sunday. The health authorities said since it was a public holiday and no special vaccination camps were organised, hence the drop in numbers.