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Himachal extends deadline for second dose of Covid vaccination to Dec 3
A programme will be held in Mandi on December 4 to celebrate the feat. It will be attended by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya and BJP chief JP Nadda
The Himachal Pradesh government has extended the deadline for the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for 100% population above the age of 18 years till December 3. Earlier, the state had fixed November 30 as the deadline.
Till November 22, over 57.8 lakh people had been administered the first dose and 46.7 lakh the second dose as well. More than 9 lakh people are yet to get the second jab.
Among the 12 districts of the state, Kinnaur and Solan districts have achieved the full vaccination of the targeted population.
In Shimla and Una districts, more than 90% people have been inoculated with both the doses, while the remaining districts have achieved full vaccination of more than 83% of the population.
“The state is set to achieve full vaccination of the targeted population by December 3. A programme will be held in Mandi on December 4 to celebrate the feat. It will be attended by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda,” said chief secretary Ram Subhag Singh.
He said that the Union minister will felicitate beneficiaries during the event.
Himachal Pradesh was the first state to achieve the vaccination of 100% of the targeted population in August-end.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had praised Himachal Pradesh’s efforts to complete the first dose of vaccination of 100% adult population through a virtual conference on September 6 during which he also interacted with healthcare workers of the Covid-19 inoculation programme.
In order to meet the target of vaccinating more than 9 lakh people with the second dose by December 3, the state health authorities face the uphill task of inoculating 1 lakh people daily. Besides the daily inoculation at vaccination centres, health workers have been going door-to-door to vaccinate people. In some areas, the inoculation is being done of people travelling in buses, too.
HP logs 84 new infections
Himachal Pradesh recorded 84 fresh Covid cases on Tuesday, taking its cumulative tally to 2,26,589 while the death toll reached 3,818 after one patient died of the infection.
The highest 27 cases were reported from Kangra, 18 from Shimla, 10 from Hamirpur, 13,eight each from Solan and Una, six from Mandi, three from Bilaspur and two each from Chamba and Kullu.
The active case count came down to 865 while the recoveries have reached 2,21,889 after 93 people recuperated.
In terms of the number of cases, Kangra is still the worst-hit among all 12 districts logging 51,732 cases since the virus outbreak. It is followed by Mandi with 31,846 cases and Shimla with 27,755 cases.
Covid claims 2 lives, infects 179 in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir reported 179 fresh Covid-19 infections and two deaths on Tuesday, an official health bulletin said.
Of the total cases, 149 were reported in Kashmir and while the Jammu division saw 30 infections. A fatality was reported in each division.
Kashmir reported highest 64 cases in Srinagar followed by 35 in Baramulla and 17 in Budgam. Jammu district in Jammu division saw the highest 19 cases. As many as 15 districts saw single digit or zero cases.
Srinagar has the highest number of active cases at 565 followed by Baramulla and Ganderbal districts with 341 and 143 active cases, respectively.
The number of patients who were cured in the UT was 195 with active cases reaching 1,647.
The recoveries reached 3,29,596 and the recovery rate stood at 98.17%. Since the pandemic started, the overall cases in J&K have mounted to 3,35,707 and the death toll has reached 4,464.
The officials said that 45,453 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours in the UT.
