GURUGRAM: For the first time, the district will have 11 dedicated sites on Monday only for recipients of second doses. Of them, four will be reserved for those who are due for their second Covaxin dose. At these sites, 400 slots will be available.
A total of 41 session sites will be set up. Seven sites will administer only second Covishield doses, while the rest will provide the first Covishield doses. Only 100 slots will be available at these sites.
After a brief halt, vaccination drives across government facilities in the city is set to resume from Monday. The health department on Sunday started a three-day polio vaccination drive and was busy with the preparations over the weekend.
“As many people are now due for their second dose, we are focusing on dedicated sites. We are separating such sites to avoid overcrowding,” said Virender Yadav, chief medical officer, Gurugram.
Moreover, Gurugram on Sunday recorded 16 new Covid cases, taking the tally to 1,80,659. On Sunday, the positivity rate stood at 0.1%. Gurugram has 138 active cases now. Also, the city on Sunday reported two Covid deaths. With this, the toll has reached 896. The fatality rate stands at 0.3%. As many as 19 people recovered from Covid in Gurugram on Sunday. The total number of recoveries has reached 1,79,627, while the recovery rate is 99.6%.
As many as 62 people were sent to institutional quarantine facilities. So far, 16,43,560 people have been put under surveillance. In the past 24 hours, the health authorities collected 4,029 samples for antigen and RT-PCR tests. Till now, 16,30,947 samples have been sent for testing, of which 14,46,286 turned out to be negative, while the results of 1,743 are awaited. At present, there are nine Covid patients (severe cases) in hospitals, while 129 people are in home isolation.
On Sunday, a three-day polio drive started across the city. The target is to vaccinate 1,60,245 children. Only high-risk areas will be covered in the drive due to Covid. On Sunday, a total of 81,987 children were given polio drops in Gurugram. This is 51% of the total target of Gurugram. The health department will be conducting house-to-house visits for the next two days to get to the target.
