Fully-Vaccinated Number Crosses 50 Lakh In Odisha; 9294 ‘Breakthrough’ Infections Reported

Bhubaneswar: Odisha now has 50,19,259 fully vaccinated people. With over 1 lakh people being administered the shot in the last 24 hours, the state has achieved the 50 lakh double dose vaccination landmark. 

According to the CoWin state dashboard, 1,09,419 doses were administered on August 25 and among these 61,365 received the first jab and 48,054  the second shot.

Of the eligible 3.1 crore beneficiaries, 2.1 crore people have got at least a single dose of the COVID vaccine.

This assumes significance with experts predicting the third wave to hit the country anytime between September and October.

Director, Health and Family Welfare, Bijay Panigrahi told the media that vaccination will gain pace from August 28 with the drive being conducted in over 100 sites daily.

The state has reported 33,906 infections post-vaccination – 18,488 people have tested positive after the first dose and 15,418 after the second dose. The number of breakthrough infections is 9,294, official sources said.

A breakthrough infection is a COVID case that occurs in someone who is fully vaccinated, meaning 14 or more days after completing the recommended doses of an authorized vaccine.

“A high-level committee formed to study the breakthrough infection in the state has submitted its report after analysing the data received from all districts,” a senior health official said.