About 98.18% of children who required oral polio immunisation were vaccinated on Sunday. Health Department officials said that 56.34 lakh out of a target of 57.84 lakh children below the age of 5 had been immunised.
“The left-out children will be covered through door-to-door checks in the coming week,” an official said.
In 11 places, the coverage crossed 100% of the target population. In Kovilpatti, the coverage was 113.58%, according to a statement put out by the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. The other places that registered over 100% coverage were Karur, Thoothukudi, Tiruvarur, Vellore, Dharmapuri, Thanjavur, Krishnagiri, Tiruchi, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur.
