60 percent of population in the age group of 18-44  vaccinated, 2.24 lac doses given till date: DC Bandipora

Bandipora, August 31: Deputy Commissioner Bandipors Dr Owais Ahmad on Tuesday briefed media about the  covid situation in the district and appealed the people to continue to follow Covid Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) and stressed for 100% vaccination in 18-45 age group population of the District. 

He said that the Covid-19 situation is improving gradually with improvement in recovery rate owing to extensive testing in containment zones and vaccination drives launched at a large scale in the district.  

Dr Owais said till date the district administration has   administered 2.24 lac doses including 1.78 lac first doses ad 45 thousand 2nnd doses. He said 100 percent 45 plus population has been vaccinated while 60 percent 18 plus population has also been vaccinated so far. He appealed left out population to get vaccinated at earliest.     

Dr Owais said the recovery rate has been 98.6 percent in the district while the positivity rate has also been stabilized from past few weeks. He said no new cluster has been formed while the new cases are being detected in scattered areas. However, he said the sporadic cases  at certain places implies that we still need to be careful and any leniency will lead to an increase in covid cases.

DC Bandipora said there is further decrease in positive cases with 33 active positive cases as on date. He said the downfall of the cases is due to strict containment measures including extensive sampling and subsequent vaccination drive at a large scale.

            DC Bandipora said the Covid Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) and SOPs are vital to prevent any spike in infections and cautioned against any complacency on part of the stakeholders so that the virus is kept at bay and its spread is curtailed further.    He appealed people to stay away from crowds and use face masks besides ensuring proper  personal hygiene and hygiene at home and surroundings. 

He appealed to the people not to lower guard and asked them to follow guidelines so that administration is not forced to take action against violators. He said the general public can report the violation of SOPs to the controlled rooms so that action can be taken against violators