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More than 1.71 lakh people vaccinated in Kapurthala district

ASHOK KAURA | June 20, 2021 05:47 PM

KAPURTHALA: The work of covid vaccination is in full swing, in district Kapurthla in which more than 1 lakh 71 thousand people have been vaccinated so far. a total of 1, 71, 738 people have been vaccinated in the district out of which 83, 413 are senior citizens so far.

the highest number of 4801 people were vaccinated in a single day on Saturday so far while around 4500 people are being vaccinated on a daily basis. Last Saturday, 1800 people were vaccinated in Kapurthala urban area alone.

For this special camps were set up at Army Area, Radha Swami Dera, Sri Satnarain Temple, Rani Sahiba Temple.

Deputy Commissioner . Deepti Uppal said that after the Punjab government started vaccinating shopkeepers, hotels, people working on dhabs, sarpanches, panches, councilors and drivers, all these categories are being covered expeditiously so that economic activities Could be accelerated.
The vaccination has vaccinated 29, 987 people in the age group of 45 to 60 years, while 13, 504 people in the labor category and 14, 410 people in the group of critically ill people have been vaccinated.

Meanwhile, civil surgeon Dr. Parminder Kaur said that those who have taken the first dose of covacin and it is time for the second dose, should go to their nearest vaccine camp and get the second dose of covacin immediately. He said that both the doses of covacin give the full benefit and antibodies are developed in the body.

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