29% in Bihar's Purnia district vaccinated: Civil surgeon

PURNIA: Vaccination is the only option to protect us from Covid-19. Besides, preparation is on for tackling the third wave, said civil surgeon (CS) Dr S K Verma here on Monday.
On vaccination drive, the CS said, “Those eligible for receiving Covid jabs, in the age group of 18 plus and above, is 21,67,156, out of which around 6,31,782 were given vaccines, so far. At least 29% of the population are now vaccinated.”
“A 100-bed sick newborn care unit (SNCU) is being set up, besides, we already have a 50-bed paediatric facility at the sadar hospital.Apart from this, sub-divisional hospital (SDH) Banmankhi and SDH Dhamdaha will have 5 bed facilities for each of them. Six paediatricians will be deployed, two each at sadar hospital, SDH (Banmankhi) and Dhamdaha,” Dr Verma said.
“Paediatricians have already undergone training provided by Care India. Besides, training to staffers at 14 primary health centres (PHCs) is going on and it will be completed by July 10,” the CS added.
As far as active cases in the district are concerned, the CS on Saturday said that 2,599 rapid antigen and 778 RT-PCR tests were conducted, in which only three persons were found Covid positive. On Sunday, 3,577 samples were tested, where three were detected Covid positive.
On hospital admissions, Dr Verma, said, “Only two Covid patients are undergoing treatment at the sadar hospital, a dedicated Covid health centre (DCHC), whereas only four patients have been admitted to different private hospitals of the town.”