More than 4,600 health workers were vaccinated against Covid-19 in Calcutta on Monday, the city’s highest daily count since the vaccination was launched across the country on January 16.
Also on Monday, Covid jabs were administered from the highest number of sites so far in the city.
Some of the medical colleges in Calcutta ran multiple vaccination sites on Monday. Officials said multiple sites would continue for now.
“We vaccinated over 4,600 health workers in Calcutta on Monday. This is the highest since the Covid-19 vaccination was launched. We had vaccinated 2,500 health workers on Friday, which is the second highest till now,” a health department official said.