37.6 pc of Chennai city’s population gets 1st dose
In a positive sign, the vaccination rate in the city is on an upward trend. More than 37,500 persons per one lakh population have received their first dose of vaccination.
Chennai
According to Greater Chennai Corporation data, as many as 30,91,013 persons in the city have received their first dose of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines as of Sunday evening. Considering the estimated population of Chennai, which is 82,16,736, the rate of first dose inoculation is 37,618.
Until July 25, only 21,70,973 persons had received their first doses. The rate of first dose vaccination during that period was 26,421.
Interestingly, the Manali zone has the highest first dose vaccination rate at 84,074. Of the estimated population of 1,02,160 in the zone, 85,891 persons received their first doses. On the other hand, the rate of first dose vaccination is lowest in the Thiru Vi Ka Nagar zone as the central region that abuts the north region registered a rate of only 25,800.
As per the data, of the 30,91,013 persons who got their first jab, 14,94,420 have taken their second doses as well. In other words, around 18.20 per cent of the city’s population is fully vaccinated against the virus. In total, 45,85,433 doses have been administered in Chennai. As of July 25, only around 8.5 lakh persons had received both doses.
In a positive sign, the vaccination rate in the city is on an upward trend. More than 37,500 persons per one lakh population have received their first dose of vaccination.
According to Greater Chennai Corporation data, the vaccination among the 18 to 44 years category has increased as more than 16.7 lakh doses of the total 45.85 lakh doses have been administered as of Sunday evening. As many as 12,56,265 persons in the age group have received at least one dose, which is around 40.60 per cent of the total population, who are partially inoculated. As many as 4,25,720 persons have taken both doses. On June 28, only 10,997 persons in the category were given both doses.
Meanwhile, data show that most of the doses are Covishield. Of the total doses, 34,30,374 doses are Covishield and 11,55,059 doses are Covaxin.
In terms of overall doses given among the city zones, Royapuram residents received the highest number of doses. The north region zone has administered 5,19,165 doses. Manali zone, the zone with the lowest population in the city, has administered 1,20,296 doses, which is the lowest.
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