Codiv-19: Chandigarh to get 2.95L doses of vaccine in September

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 6

The city will receive 2.95 lakh vaccine doses in September. The vaccine will be provided in three batches, each containing 98,600 doses.

Dr Amandeep Kang, Director, Health Services, Chandigarh, said, “This is the first time that Chandigarh is going to receive doses in large numbers. We used to get a batch of 20,000 doses only and thus it was difficult for us to plan long term. Now, with over 98,000 doses, we can plan ahead for a week.”

In August, Chandigarh had received 2,79,160 doses, while 2,19,160 doses were given by the Centre in July.

Around 89,140 doses were given to the UT in June.

The city has vaccinated 8,31,313 people with the first dose, which translates into 113.91 per cent, while 3,32,531 people have received both doses. The coverage of the second dose stands at 45.5 per cent.

So far, Chandigarh has administered 11,63,844 vaccine doses (first and second dose).

UT sees one case

Chandigarh: The city on Monday reported one case of Covid-19 and no death due to the infection. A total of six patients were cured of the disease in the past 24 hours. — TNS

3 infected in Mohali

Mohali: Three fresh Covid cases were reported from the district during the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 68,637. No fresh death was reported, while two patients were cured of the disease.

4 fresh cases in Panchkula

Panchkula: The district reported four fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the overall tally to 30,692. The Covid toll remained at 377. As many as 12 cases are still active. The recovery rate stands at 98.73 per cent. — TNS