Over 5 lakh COVID precaution doses given across J&K; Jammu on top

Irfan Tramboo

SRINAGAR, July 20: Over 5 lakh people have received their COVID-19 precaution doses across J&K from the day the process of administering such doses was started in the Union Territory—which now stands paced up after the positive cases witnessed a sudden spike—while as district Jammu has recorded the highest number of precaution doses administered so far.
As per details available with Excelsior, 5.23 lakh and 26 precaution doses have been administered across J&K which includes 46519 doses to Healthcare Workers, 205546 to the Frontline Workers, 234493 to the persons falling in the 80+ age group, and 36468 doses to the persons falling in 18-59 age group.
Earlier, only the private hospitals were authorized to administer the precaution doses while the charges for the same were also set, however, keeping in view the spike in the COVID-19 cases in the country as well as in the Union Territory of J&K, the public health centers were asked to administer the precaution doses, free of cost—the process of which is currently on.
As per the details, in district Srinagar, 1113501 first doses have been administered so far while at the same time 1231845 second doses have also been administered.  The officials said that in the district, 42421 precaution doses too have been administered so far across various facilities.
In Kulgam, 462964 first doses and 510379 second doses have been given so far apart from 17151 precaution doses. In Shopian 239413 first doses 243045 second doses have been administered apart from 8286 precaution doses. In Bandipora, so far, 354652 first doses and 360300 second doses have been given apart from 5762 precaution doses.
In district Anantnag, 909682 first doses and 926865 second doses have been administered while 17569 precaution doses have also been given so far; in Baramulla 916047 first doses and 953817 second doses have been given apart from 20155 precaution doses.
Similarly, in Kupwara, 796564 first doses and 804613 second doses have been administered as well as 28665 precaution doses. In Pulwama, 508810 first doses and 531899 second doses have been given apart from 26394 precaution doses. In Ganderbal, 269546 first doses and 270674 second doses apart from 11013 precaution doses have been administered.
As per official figures, in Budgam, 691928 first doses and 723078 second doses apart from 15008 precaution doses have been administered. In Jammu, so far, 1433708 first doses and 1404383 second doses have been administered apart from 144117 precaution doses have been administered, which is the highest across J&K.
Figures revealed that in Kishtwar, 192109 first doses, 191899 second doses, and 10806 precaution doses have been given; in Doda, 380275 first doses, 377876 second doses and 11232 precaution doses have been administered; in Udhampur, 519518 first doses, 522777 second doses and 32538 precaution doses have been administered; in Kathua 591149 first doses, 600620 second doses and 23234 precaution doses have been administered so far.
Similarly, in Ramban 266394 first doses and 264092 second doses and 14569 precaution doses have been administered;  in Samba 343649 first doses and 315006 second doses and 25200 precaution doses have been administered; in Rajouri district, 587991 first doses, 607619 second doses, and 25672 precaution doses have been given;  in Poonch 458542 first doses, 461984 second doses and 22236 precaution doses have been administered and in Reasi, so far,  300189 first doses, 309676 second doses, and 20998 precaution doses have been administered.