In Odisha, more than twenty-seven thousand beneficiaries were given COVID-19 vaccine shots yesterday. The state had arranged 219 session sites for vaccination across the state. AIR Bhubaneswar correspondent reports that about 21,000 senior citizens has taken doses of COVID-19 yesterday. Conversely, 774 persons between 45 to 59 years of age with comorbidities were also given the vaccine shots in addition to about 4,000 healthcare workers receiving their second vaccine jabs.<br />''<br />''State Health department has asked collectors and municipal commissioners to find out more private health care centres having the requisite facilities for their onboarding in the ongoing vaccination drive. The state has already designated 183 private hospitals as vaccination centres besides the government health facilities to maximise the reach of COVID-19 vaccination in the state. <br />