Which city has recently become first city in country to achieve 100% vaccination against covid-19?

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Who: Bhubaneswar
What: becomes first Indian city to achieve 100 percent COVID-19 vaccination
When: published on 2nd August 2021

As the country is reeling under the fear of a possible third wave of COVID-19, Odisha's Bhubaneswar has achieved the new milestone of becoming the first city in India to achieve 100 percent COVID-19 vaccination, informed Anshuman Rath, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Zonal Deputy Commissioner of South-East, Bhubaneswar.

Anshuman Rath, in an interview with news agency ANI, said, "We had set a target to complete vaccination in a specific timeline. BMC has a record of around nine lakh people who are above 18 years of age in the city. Which includes around 31 thousand healthcare workers, 33 thousand front-line workers. 5 lakh 17 thousand people are in the age group of 18 to 44 years. 3 lakh 25 thousand people are above 45 years of age. We had set a benchmark for these categories to complete their vaccination in the specific timeline by July 31."

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