As many as 6,229 or 4.3 percent residents have received both the first and second vaccine doses, it informed.
"At the moment, people's desire to get COVID-19 vaccination is still high, and also the vaccine stock is still available. So, those who want to get vaccinated can just visit nearby public health centers," Mega Verta Christina from South Solok Health Office said in Padang Aro on Friday.
The COVID-19 vaccination program in the district has been rolled out in several stages, he said. In the first stage, vaccinations have been administered to up to 1,300 healthcare workers, higher than the initial target of 986 workers. Meanwhile, 1,039 healthcare workers have received their second dose as well, he added.
In the second stage, which targeted workers in the public services, 6,572 of the 9,994 targeted recipients have received their first vaccine, with 3,326 workers also receiving the second vaccine dose, he informed.
As for the elderly population, 796 of the 13,108 targeted recipients have received their first dose and 86 have received their second dose, he said.
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Out of the 100,056 general population targeted by the program, 12,406 have received their first dose of the vaccine and 1,754 have received their second dose, he added.
Meanwhile, 1,423 out of 19,812 teenagers in the 12-17 age group have received their first dose and 24 have received their second dose, Christina said.
In South Solok, the Gotong Royong Vaccine has been allocated for 1,022 people, he added.
Twenty-three prospective hajj pilgrims have received their first dose of vaccine, with 19 also completing their second dose, he said.
According to Christina, the positivity rate in South Solok has reached up to 8.40 percent, with 20,457 people who took the RT PCR test testing positive for the virus.
"There are 1,719 positive cases of COVID-19 in South Solok; 1,323 people have recovered and 361 are in treatment or isolation and 35 people have died," he disclosed.
Given the increase in COVID-19 cases in South Solok, ramping up tracing and tracing is necessary to prevent further transmission, he added.
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Translator: Maio Sofia N, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Yuni Arisandy Sinaga
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