K’taka becomes first state to vaccinate over 2 lakh in Phase 1

Team Udayavani, Jan 26, 2021, 12:26 PM IST

Bengaluru: Karnataka became the first state in the country to immunise over 2 lakh health workers against Covid-19.

By 2 pm on Monday 2,06,577 people had been given the shot and by 8.30pm the figure touched 2,31,169.

The total target, however, was 4,20,274 people in the past 10 days. On Monday, the state was able to meet 55% of the day’s target, covering 39,720 people out of the intended 85,439 people.

For instance, on Monday, Tumakuru had the highest coverage with 71%, followed by Chikkaballapur (66%), Yadgir (66%), Belagavi, Bidar, Kodagu, Uttara Kannada, and Vijayapura with 64% each.

No severe Adverse Events following immunization were reported in the day. Officials updated the number of beneficiaries on the CoWIN database over the weekend.