Uttarakhand registers marginal increase in Covid-19 vaccination percentage

While vaccination of beneficiaries was 59 per cent on January 21, it was recorded at 65 per cent on January 28.

The vaccination percentage in Uttarakhand has witnessed a marginal increase from 59 per cent previously on January 21 to 65 per cent on January 28, said state health officials.

A medic administers the COVID-19 vaccine to the frontline worker during a vaccination drive in Kolkata on Monday. (ANI)

While vaccination of beneficiaries was 59 per cent on January 21, it was 62 per cent on January 22, 64 per cent on January 25 and 65 per cent on January 28.

Kuldeep Martoliya, officer for state extended programme for immunisation, said so far over 19,517 healthcare workers have been vaccinated. He said since January 16, a total 299 vaccination sessions have been held in the state, with 68 sessions conducted on Thursday.

The vaccination target for Thursday was set for 7,403 healthcare workers of which 4,827 were vaccinated. The vaccination rates in the districts were Almora (58 per cent), Bageshwar (71 per cent), Chamoli (77 per cent), Champawat (93 per cent), Dehradun (55 per cent), Haridwar (52 per cent), Nainital (70 per cent), Pauri Garhwal (77 per cent), Pithoragarh (49 per cent), Rudraprayag (65 per cent), Tehri Garhwal (86 per cent), US Nagar (63 per cent) and Uttarkashi (74 per cent).