Delhi: At over 12,000, record numbers get inoculated

New Delhi: As vaccination for Covid-19 entered the 24th day, 12,717 healthcare and frontline workers turned up on Tuesday to get inoculated. Though the figure was 69.1% of the 18,400 beneficiaries expected, this was the highest turnout in a single day so far. Only seven adverse events were reported, one of the lowest since inoculation began. However, all of them were minor reactions, which is common with almost all vaccines.

The numbers surged significantly on Tuesday after remaining below 55% for nearly a week. Around a fortnight ago, a 91.5% turnout for vaccination had been reported, but the total number of people who got the jab was only 7,408. Compared with that period, the target of vaccination has more than doubled now. Currently, the government has allowed only healthcare and frontline workers to get the shots.

The highest jump in turnout was witnessed in New Delhi district where 1,320 individuals got vaccinated compared with 636 on Monday. No adverse event was reported in the district. A major jump was witnessed in West district where 1,496 people turned up compared with 1,134 a day earlier. In South district, 1,945 beneficiaries were inoculated compared with 1,503 on Monday, while 1,582 people turned up in Central district on Tuesday compared with 1,134 a day earlier.