Dry run for vaccination in Solan on January 11

Solan, January 5

A dry run to test the preparedness of the Health Department for administering the Covid-19 vaccine will be conducted in Solan district on January 11.

Deputy Commissioner KC Chaman, who heads the district taskforce, said this after convening its second meeting at Solan today. He said the mock drill was aimed at meeting any eventuality during the vaccination drive.

This run will be organised at seven places in the Arki block, five in Chandi, three in Saiyri, seven each in Dharampur and Nalagarh medical blocks. The DC said directions had been issued to officials at the sub-divisional levels for its smooth conduct.

The DC said more than 7,000 frontline workers would receive the vaccine in the first phase. As many as 30 places have been identified for this drive where about 100 people will be vaccinated in a day.

He said the recovery rate in the district had touched 96.46 per cent. As many as 79,382 people had been tested for Covid in the district, out of which 6,511 were found positive. There were only 161 active cases in the district while 69 people had lost their lives with the fatality rate being 1.05 per cent.

The DC claimed that 95 per cent of the population comprising 6,01,827 had been screened in the district under the Him Suraksha Abhiyan for Covid, leprosy and tuberculosis. As many as 2,281 people were found afflicted with tuberculosis and 230 had leprosy-like symptoms while 4,275 had Covid-like symptoms. They were being examined as per health protocol. — TNS