CANACONA
As many as 336 people received their first dose of the Covid vaccine at the three Tika Utsav drives in Agonda and Khola on Wednesday.
According to sources, the second leg of Tika Utsav was held at Government High School, Agonda where 162 people above 45 years were vaccinated. Deputy Speaker and Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes was present to oversee the arrangements, to ensure smooth operations at the vaccination centre is inconvenienced.
In Khola, the Tika Utsav was conducted at the Govt High school in Gaval-Khola, where 121 were vaccinated, and at Gurukul High School at Kajumol-Khola, where 53 were vaccinated.
Meanwhile, 28 new cases were detected in Canacona taluka and with three recoveries, the active cases are 257 in the taluka.
