Over 58 Lakh jabbed so far

TNN Bureau. Updated: 7/26/2021 10:37:44 AM Front Page

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir has seemingly overcome the hesitancy among the masses towards Covid-19 vaccination as over 58 Lakh jabs have been administered in a span of a few months.
J&K’s Health department, which oversees the vaccination drive, has revealed that over 2433296 jabs have been administered in the age group of 45-year and above while over 19 lakh jabs have been administered in the age group of 18-44 years.
In J&K, 12 districts - Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Bandipora, Shopian, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Pulwama Jammu, Rajouri, Samba and Poonch have achieved the target of 100 percent vaccination in the age group of above 45-year.
In Kashmir division barring Srinagar and Kupwara, all other eight districts have also achieved the 100 percent target of vaccination among age group of over 45 years.
As per the data shared by the Union Health Ministry, in J&K 47,09,294 people partially vaccinated while 11,50,074 are fully vaccinated.
The overall percentage of vaccination among the age group of above 45 years in J&K is 99.32 percent.


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