On Saturday, the Capital gave out over 200,000 Covid-19 vaccine shots for the first time, bringing the city closer to its goal of 300,000 vaccinations, with inoculations breaking daily records for the third day in a row.
As of 10 p.m. on Saturday, 207,494 vaccine doses had been administered in the city, according to the CoWin dashboard at the Centre.
Following a change in national policy, the city’s vaccination programme took off on June 21st, with the Centre providing free doses to all.
The number of vaccination sites was increased, and adult vaccination centres were opened, with walk-ins allowed for those aged 18 to 45.
5.62 million people have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in the city so far, with 1.7 million receiving both doses.
“Walk-in vaccinations are allowed in all centres in the city,” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Atishi said on Friday. With each passing day, the number of jabs increases.”
Manish Sisodia, the deputy chief minister, also acknowledged the high vaccination rate on Saturday.
“Vaccination in Delhi is at an all-time high! Over 1.5 lakh people have been vaccinated in the last three days. Delhi has vaccinated 2,05,170 people today, breaking all previous records! This is how we will defend Delhi from the third wave!” Around 7 p.m., Sisodia tweeted. In the evening, the number of jabs increased.
Over 82% of the vaccines administered on Friday were in people between the age of 18 and 45, showed government data.
Atishi added, “At least 45 lakh [4.5 million] doses should be given to Delhi in July at the rate of 1.5 lakh per day, so that we can vaccinate the people of Delhi as soon as possible and save them from a third wave.”
