Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated the healthcare personnel as Odisha achieved a milestone in COVID-19 vaccination by administering over 2 crore doses of vaccine across the State.
In a Twitter post, the Chief Minister said, “Commend hard work & commitment of our healthcare workers in ensuring a swift inoculation process to save precious lives”.
Crossing a historic milestone in #COVID19 vaccination, #Odisha has administered two crore vaccine doses across the State. Commend hard work & commitment of our healthcare workers in ensuring a swift inoculation process to save precious lives. #OdishaCares pic.twitter.com/hF7Mw6RXJ2
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 18, 2021
As per the data available in the COWIN portal, as many as 2,00,71,492 doses have been inoculated in Odisha so far.
Over 1.54 crore people in the state have received their first dose while 46.51 lakh have been fully vaccinated.
Moreover, 87.05 lakh people in the age group of 18-44 years have received the jab till now while 65.26 people in the 45-60 age group and 48.39 lakh beneficiaries aged above 60 years have also been inoculated.
Khordha district has administered the highest 25.36 lakh doses while the Deogarh district is at the bottom of the list with 1.45 lakh doses.
The vaccines have been administered at 1,066 Vaccination Centres across the State, of which 1,033 are Government facilities and 33 private hospitals.
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