271 more get jab in Panchkula district

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, January 27

As many as 271 healthcare workers here received the first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine against a target of 500 on Wednesday.

The five sites where the vaccination drive was held were the Civil Hospital, the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Barwala, Alchemist Hospital, Ojas Hospital and Paras Hospital.

The coverage rate on the eighth day of the vaccination drive stood at 54.2 per cent.

On Monday, the vaccination coverage was 71.5 per cent.

At an achievement rate of 60.8 per cent, 2,828 healthcare professionals have got the first jab so far.

As many as 6,219 health workers — 3,541 government and 2,678 private professionals — have been identified for the first phase of the drive.

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One fatality, 28 fresh cases in Mohali

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Nine fresh cases reported in P’kula

Panchkula: The district on Wednesday reported nine fresh coronavirus cases, taking the overall tally to 10,486. The Covid toll remained at 147. As many as 10,241 have recovered from the infectious disease so far, while 98 cases are still active. The recovery rate of the district stands at 97.66 per cent. TNS

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