Even as the staff assigned to administer pulse polio in Mysuru district began their house-to-house visits on Monday, the Department of Health and Family Welfare said the pulse polio drive on Sunday achieved a coverage of 97.53 per cent.
Out of the targeted 2,31,354 children below five years of age in Mysuru district, a total of 2,25,629 children had been administered polio drops on Sunday at an estimated 1,650 booths, where 316 supervisors and 6,564 staff members were deputed.
In Mysuru Urban, a total of 85,945 children were administered the vaccine out of the targeted 88,844 children, achieving a coverage of 96.74 per cent. In Mysuru Rural, where there were 27,112 children were targeted, as many as 26,295 children were vaccinated, reaching a coverage of 96.99 per cent.
