In a special vaccine drive, Andhra Pradesh government vaccinated as many as 11.78 lakh people, said a health official on Tuesday.  Andhra Pradesh health department carried out the special drive all through the 13 districts of the southern state on Monday until 11 p.m.

As per accounts, 5 districts inoculated more than one lakh people, out of which East Godavari topped with 1.92 lakh inoculations. East Godavari is followed by Chittoor (1.18 lakh), Anantapur (1.1 lakh), West Godavari (1.08 lakh) and Visakhapatnam (1.07 lakh). Guntur vaccinated 97,083 people, followed by Nellore (96,508), Krishna (94,162), Prakasam (87,226) and Kurnool (62,074). Kadapa district vaccinated only 41,894 people while Vizianagaram inoculated the least at 9,883.  All the other districts could manage only sub 1 lakh vaccinations.

On Monday, Andhra Pradesh logged 1,627 new Covid cases, taking the state's overall tally beyond 19.5 lakh, even as its active caseload dropped to 21,748.  The Grassroots governance system of village and ward volunteers is playing a significant role in identifying unvaccinated people and inoculating them.

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