India crossed the “historic landmark” of 20 crore first dose administration, Health Ministry mentioned.
New Delhi:
Over 25 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered until now within the nation, with greater than 31 lakh jabs given on Saturday, the Union Health Ministry mentioned.
In an announcement, the Health Ministry mentioned that India has additionally crossed the “historic landmark” of 20 crore (20,46,01,176 ) first dose administration.
It mentioned that 18,45,201 individuals within the 18-44 age group acquired their first dose and 1,12,633 acquired their second dose of the vaccine on Saturday.
Cumulatively, 4,00,31,646 individuals throughout the nation have acquired their first dose and 6,74,499 their second dose for the reason that begin of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive.
Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have administered greater than 10 lakh beneficiaries of 18-44 years age group their first vaccine dose, the ministry mentioned.
The complete variety of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered within the nation has reached 25,28,78,702, in accordance with a provisional report compiled at 7pm.
The quantity consists of 1,00,47,057 healthcare staff (HCWs) who’ve taken their first dose, 69,62,262 HCWs who’ve taken their second dose, and 1,67,20,729 frontline staff (FLWs) who’ve acquired their first dose, and 88,37,805 FLWs who’ve taken their second dose.
Besides, 7,53,56,174 and 1,19,35,606 beneficiaries within the 45-60 age group have been administered the primary and the second dose respectively, whereas 6,24,45,570 and 1,98,67,354 beneficiaries above 60 years of age have taken the primary and the second dose respectively.
On Day-148 of the vaccination drive on Saturday, a complete of 31,67,961 vaccine doses got, with 28,11,307 beneficiaries vaccinated with the primary dose and three,56,654 beneficiaries with the second dose, in accordance with the provisional report until 7 pm.
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