Mumbai: On Monday, 93.4 per cent turnout for COVID-19 vaccination drive

Healthcare workers get vaccinated at Rajawadi hospital in Ghatkopar. Pic/Sameer Markande

The city saw 93.4 per cent turnout for the vaccination drive on Monday. Meanwhile, the civic body is also gearing up to start the inoculation of frontline workers. The only apprehension now is the CoWIN app crashing again due to the load of information.

The city on Monday expected 8,250 healthcare workers to come for vaccination. Five of those vaccinated reported adverse effects such as giddiness and were kept under observation for 30 minutes. There were 12 centres with total 82 units operating.

Ahead of the vaccination of other frontline workers this week onwards, the civic body said the third consignment of Covishield, too, is expected to arrive next week.

Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner, said, "The turnout has been good and the hesitancy is gone now with health workers coming in to get inoculated. We are also prepared for the frontline workers to get inoculated as we are gradually starting our units that were kept in reserve."

Vaccination figures
KEM hospital: 597
Sion hospital: 351
Cooper hospital: 795
Nair hospital: 942
VN Desai hospital: 108
Ambedkar hospital: 1078
Rajawadi hospital: 1263
BKC COVID centre: 952
Bhabha hospital: 354
JJ hospital: 71
SevenHills hospital: 551
NESCO COVID centre: 645