Over 10 lakh beneficiaries due for second dose in Pune: state report

In Mumbai, at least 6.02 lakh have to take the second dose of Covishield, while 73,036 have to take the second jab of Covaxin.

In Thane and Nashik, too, there are more than six lakh beneficiaries each who have to take the second dose of Covishield vaccine, while 47,684 at Nashik and 38,526 at Thane have to take the second dose of Covaxin.

There are another 13 districts where over a lakh beneficiaries each have to avail the second dose of Covishield and Covaxin.

Another 13 districts have estimated beneficiaries between 2 to 5 lakh each, who have not taken their second doses.

According to the state report, over 14 crore vaccine doses were administered in the state till January 19. Of this, 8.52 crore have got their first dose, while 5.90 crore have been fully vaccinated.

Over 4.64 lakh healthcare and frontline workers and persons above 60 years have taken their precaution doses.

State Health Minister Rajesh Tope has instructed district collectors and divisional commissioners to ensure maximum vaccination coverage. “There are several districts where even the first dose has yet to be administered,” Tope said.

There are at least 31 districts where there a sizeable number of beneficiaries who have to take their first dose. In Thane, there are more than 10 lakh beneficiaries who haven’t been jabbed, followed by over 8.07 lakh beneficiaries in Nashik. Another 6.88 lakh beneficiaries have yet to take the first dose at Jalgaon, while there are more than 6.36 lakh in Nanded.  A total of 6.18 lakh beneficiaries have not taken the first dose in Ahmednagar, while more than five lakh each have yet to get their jabs in Solapur, Beed and Aurangabad.