Gujarat Update: Surat's 100% Eligible Population recieved First dose of Vaccine
100% eligible population of Surat city has received first dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
On Wednesday, Gujarat's Surat city has inoculated 100% of its eligible population with the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, said a senior civic official. The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has achieved the target of vaccinating 34.33 lakh eligible beneficiaries with the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, the official said.
Deputy municipal commissioner, (Health), SMC, Ashish Naik told PTI, "Surat has administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine to 100% of eligible beneficiaries. To the best of our knowledge, Surat has become the first among the country's big cities, with population of over 50 lakh, to achieve this target." As per the data released by the civic body, the second dose of the vaccine has been administered to around 48.4%, or 16.61 lakh beneficiaries so far.
Naik said, "We coordinated with people from the medical fraternity who responded positively. The other approach was to reach out to residential societies and hold vaccination camps there. The civic body also worked in coordination with textile and diamond industries to vaccinate the large workforce employed there by setting up camps."
