Wayanad becomes first district with 100% first-dose vaccination

KOZHIKODE: Kerala’s Wayanad district has become the first district in the country to achieve 100 per cent COVID-19 vaccination (first dose) of the total eligible population above 18 years. District Collector of Wayanad Dr Adeela Abdulla said that the district has achieved the vaccination of 95 per cent of the total eligible population of 6,51,967.

Dr Abdulla also said that of the total eligible population, 6,15,729 have received the first dose while 2,13,277 have received the second dose. Of the total eligible population, 24,529 are those who had tested COVID-19 positive during the last three months. Of the remaining, 14,648 people are under quarantine and 1,243 are unwilling to be vaccinated. The district administration had also conducted the mass vaccination drive on Saturday, August 14, and Sunday, August 15.