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The percentage of coverage was 65% on Saturday and 58% on Sunday
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Nursing officers prepare themselves for massive coronavirus vaccination drive, in Bengaluru on January 15, 2021. | Photo Credit:
K. Murali Kumar
The percentage of coverage was 65% on Saturday and 58% on Sunday
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is hoping to complete vaccination of all healthcare workers registered in the first phase in a week. A total of 1.82 lakh healthcare workers have been registered to be vaccinated in the first phase. However, the percentage of coverage was 65% on Saturday and 58% on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters after inspecting vaccination sites at Manipal Hospital on Sunday, BBMP Commissioner N. Manjunath Prasad said that, on Monday, vaccinations will be taken up in the civic body’s 141 PHCs (primary health centres), 106 private hospitals and nine medical colleges in the city.