Vaccine usage is calculated as the proportion of vaccine administered out of the total vaccine allotted. State health officials attributed this to meticulous micro-planning of vaccine sessions and efficient vaccine administration. The State has so far administered 2,87,75,216 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and has a stock of around six lakh doses as on Saturday. Highs and lowsWhile the highest ‘negative wastage’ has been recorded in Bagalkot (-8.6%), Shivamogga (-6.4%), and Hassan (-6.3%), Vijayapura has registered the highest cumulative wastage of 2.1%. Apart from Vijayapura, Raichur (0.8%) and Mysuru (0.1%) are the only districts that do not have a negative wastage.

Source: The Hindu July 24, 2021 20:15 UTC