Thane vaccination crosses 8-lakh mark

Buddhist monks receive COVID-19 vaccine doses at District Nursing Training college in Thane, on Thursday. Pic/PTI

The COVID-19 vaccination tally in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) limits in Maharashtra crossed the eight-lakh mark on Thursday, a civic official said. According to a release issued by the civic body, a total of 8,00,584 people from Thane city have taken the COVID-19 jab so far, of which 4,24,310 beneficiaries were men and the rest women.

The tally includes pregnant women and transgenders, among others, it was stated. Meanwhile, Navi Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Abhijit Bhangar has directed the civic medical team to intensify the survey in the light of the detection of zika virus in the state. A survey is being done to trace people with fever and the drive has been intensified in the limits of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, NMMC's PRO Mahendra Konde said.

HC judges, staff take the jab

At least 2,200 Bombay High Court (HC) judges and staff members took the COVID-19 vaccine jab during a special vaccination drive conducted by the BMC recently, a civic official said on Thursday.

The drive was conducted by BMC's A ward, which covers Colaba, Fort, Churchgate and other areas in South Mumbai, the official said. Many judges of the HC participated in the drive, in which both first and second doses were administered, he said. The Chief Justice on Thursday presented a letter of commendation to the A ward medical team for conducting the drive.

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