BBMP achieves 50% second dose coverage

While two districts cross 100% first dose coverage, seven more are nearing cent percent coverage

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) crossed a milestone by inoculating 50% of the population with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as of October 5. Although BBMP comes second after Bengaluru Urban, which has achieved 58% coverage of the second dose in the State, it is one among the few districts in the country that have covered 50% of their population with both doses. Over 21% of the total 5,75,06,096 doses administered till October 6 are from Bengaluru.

Among mega cities, Bengaluru is second after Delhi that has achieved maximum first dose coverage. In the third week of August, BBMP had crossed a milestone by administering a total of over 1 crore doses.

BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said Bengaluru is much safer now with half of the population being fully vaccinated. “This also shows that the remaining population would be reachable and covered in the next one month or so by which time we are hoping the 84-day gap between two doses of Covishield will be reduced. We are waiting for the Centre to take a call on that so that we can achieve more second dose coverage,” he said.