NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JULY 20
The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Gujarat crossed the 3-crore mark on Tuesday, with 47 percent of the state’s population above 18 years of age having received the first dose and 14.22 percent of eligible beneficiaries getting both jabs.
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A state government release said the number of doses administered in the state so far stood at 3,01,46,996, adding that the total number of eligible beneficiaries was 4,93,20,903.
“So far, 2,31,30,913 people have been administered the first dose, while 70,16,083 people have been given both doses. About 47 percent of the population has so far received the first dose, while the percentage of those who have taken both the doses of vaccine comes to 14.22 percent,” an official said.
Vaccination is being carried out through 2,732 centres, including 57 private ones, with the daily average of doses administered in the past 15 days hovering around the 3-lakh mark, while the figure was 4,12,499 on Tuesday. Doses are being administered on all days, except Wednesday and Sunday.
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State reports 29 new cases; active infections at 411
At least 29 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Gujarat on Tuesday, taking the state’s tally of infections to 8,24,546, an official from the state health department said.
The toll stood at 10,076 with no fresh casualties, while the count of recoveries rose to 8,14,059 after 61 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, the official said.
There are currently 411 active cases in the state, of which five patients are in a critical condition, he said, adding that the recovery rate now stands at 98.73 percent.
According to the official data, Vadodara district reported the highest number of seven new cases, followed by Ahmedabad with six, Surat with four, Dahod and Jamnagar with two each, Banaskantha, Dangs, Gir Somnath, Junagadh, Kutch, Navsari, Sabarkantha and Surendranagar with one each.
The tally of COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu rose to 10,585 with eight new infections. The region currently has 27 active cases, it was stated.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are positive cases 8,24,546 new cases 29, death toll 10,076, discharged 8,14,059, active cases 411, people tested so far – figures not released.
