Over 91% turnout recorded for jabs

Almost two lakh beneficiaries have been vaccinated since the mass immunisation drive began on February 16, in Mumbai. In the last 24 hours, 91 per cent of healthcare and frontline workers have been given the vaccine shots at the 36 vaccine booths across the city. Officials attributed this surge to more numbers of FLWs coming forward compared to HCWs.

According to the vaccine data provided by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, 9,830 of the targeted 10,800 beneficiaries were vaccinated on Wednesday. Of which 5,265 FLWs had taken the first dose compared to 1,196 HCWs.

Meanwhile, for the first time, more than 3,000 first time beneficiaries were given a second dose on Wednesday, increasing the total numbers to 13,754 so far.