31 local bodies in district yet to achieve 85% coverage of second dose
The Hindu
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Thirty-one local bodies in Ernakulam are yet to achieve the 85% coverage in the administration of the second dose to the target population, according to the Health Department.
This included 30 panchayats and one municipality (Thrikkakara). The target population in Ernakulam is around 29 lakh. The overall figure in administering the second dose in the district as on Monday is around 86%. “We hope to achieve the 90% mark by the end of this month. The thirty-one local bodies have been told to step up efforts to cross the 85% mark at the earliest,” said M.G. Sivadas, District Nodal Officer for vaccination.
As per the official estimates, around 78% of the target population had received the second dose by the last week of November. The corresponding figure in the second week of November was 66%. The district authorities had set December 31 as the deadline for covering 90% of the target population.