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Bihar begins drive for six crore jabs in six months

Vaccination was done at 1,807 centres on Thursday, including 1,801 government and six private centres. Maximum 29,387 people were vaccinated in Patna.
Bihar begins drive for six crore jabs in six months
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PATNA: The state government’s ambitious drive to vaccinate six crore people in six months began on Thursday with 1,95,123 beneficiaries getting jabs on the first day. On Wednesday, only 35,504 people were inoculated in the state.
Vaccination was done at 1,807 centres on Thursday, including 1,801 government and six private centres. Maximum 29,387 people were vaccinated in Patna.
Meanwhile, the state on Thursday recorded 187 fresh Covid-19 cases and four deaths.
The day also saw 224 people recovering from the virus, taking the state’s recovery rate to 98.43%.
The four victims were from Patna, Lakhisarai, Samastipur and Begusarai districts. IGIMS reported one fresh death. While no fresh death was reported at AIIMS-Patna, three new Covid patients were admitted to the hospital.
Patna on Thursday registered 36 new Covid cases.
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