A complete of greater than 2.82 crore vaccine doses have been administered up to now, it mentioned.
New Delhi:
The Well being Ministry mentioned on Saturday that greater than 20 lakh vaccine doses towards the coronavirus have been administered throughout the nation yesterday, the best single-day depend up to now.
As many as 16,39,663 beneficiaries — healthcare employees (HCWs) and frontline employees (FLWs) — have been vaccinated for the primary dose and 4,13,874 such individuals acquired the second shot.
“India recorded a major milestone in its countrywide COVID19 vaccination drive which began on January 16. Greater than 20 lakh (20,53,537) vaccine doses got on Day-56 of the vaccination drive (March 12) by means of 30,561 classes,” the ministry mentioned in an announcement.
That is the best single-day vaccine administration up to now, it mentioned.
A complete of greater than 2.82 crore (2,82,18,457) vaccine doses have been administered by means of 4,86,314 classes, as per the provisional report.
“These embrace 72,93,575 HCWs (1st dose), 41,94,030 HCWs (2nd dose), 72,35,745 FLWs (1st dose) and 9,48,923 FLWs (2nd dose), 12,54,468 beneficiaries aged greater than 45 years with particular co-morbidities (1st dose) and 72,91,716 beneficiaries aged greater than 60 years,” it mentioned.
Eight states constituted 74 per cent of the 20.54 lakh doses administered previously 24 hours, with Uttar Pradesh topping the record with greater than 3.3 lakh vaccine doses.
Ten states account for 69 per cent of the second dose vaccinations in India and Uttar Pradesh alone accounts for 9.71 per cent — 4,99,242 — of the entire second dose vaccinations within the nation, the ministry mentioned.
It added that Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh reported 87.72 per cent of the brand new circumstances within the final 24 hours, with Maharashtra accounting for 63.57 per cent of India”s complete energetic circumstances.
Twenty states and Union territories have lower than 1,000 energetic circumstances, the ministry saidand 18 of states/Union territories haven’t reported any COVID-19 deaths within the final 24 hours.
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