J-K Achieves Milestone In COVID Vaccination Drive With 100% Coverage Of First Dose

As many as 82,229 doses of COVID vaccine were administered in the last 24 hours across the UT bringing the cumulative number of doses administered in the UT to 1,34,94,675, the official data said.

Srinagar: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir today achieved the milestone of 100% coverage of the first dose Covid vaccine for the age group above 18 years old across all 20 districts.

As per the government figures, an estimated population of 93,03,842 souls was covered during the vaccination drives which was seen as a hard task keeping in view the topography of Jammu and Kashmir.

The vaccinators left no stone unturned till they vaccinated the last eligible soul.

Keeping with the pace of vaccination, the government administered 82,229 doses of Covid vaccine in the last 24 hours across the UT.  As per government data, around 13,494,675 doses have been administered with the Covid vaccine here till date.

As many as 82,229 doses of Covid vaccine were administered in the last 24 hours across the UT bringing the cumulative number of doses administered in the UT to 1,34,94,675, the official data said.

Meanwhile, J-K registered 93 new positive coronavirus cases on Thursday -- 21 from Jammu division and 72 from Kashmir division.

Srinagar reported the highest of 47 cases, followed by 12 in Baramulla.

The number of active cases was 935, while 3,25,473 patients have recovered from the disease.

The total number of deaths due to the virus was 4,426 as no fresh death took place in the last 24 hours.

(With Agency Inputs)