At least one dose of Covid vaccine given to 10 million people in Odisha

Khurda district in Odisha has registered the highest number of vaccinations with 1.215m first doses and 566,807 second doses administered till date. Odisha has 30.9m residents eligible for Covid vaccination.

Published on: Jul 5, 2021, 12:58:08 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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Odisha has administered more than 10 million people in the state with at least one dose of Covid vaccine even as the state recorded its highest single-day toll with 52 deaths recorded over past 24 hours and reported on Monday.

People stand in a queue to take a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Loyola school vaccination centre in Bhubaneswar. (ANI Photo/File)

State health and family welfare department officials said over 10.006 million residents got the first dose while over 2,210 million received both the doses of Covid vaccine in the state. A total of 12.216m doses have been administered including over 10,732m doses of Covishield and over 1.483m doses of Covaxin.

Khurda district has registered the highest number of vaccinations with 1.215m first doses and 566,807 second doses administered till date. Odisha has 30.9m residents eligible for Covid vaccination.

“As we steadily move towards universal vaccination for our eligible population, we thank the people of Odisha and our dedicated healthcare workers for making this possible,” said a senior official of the health department.

Meanwhile, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Monday started walk-in vaccination at pre-designated centres to administer 1st dose to the 18-44 age group. BMC officials are hoping to vaccinate every eligible person by the end of July.

Meanwhile, Ganjam district administration started giving Covaxin jabs to eligible recipients from Monday. Till now, people in Ganjam were getting Covishield jabs as Covaxin was limited to Bhubaneswar.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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