India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage reaches nearly 40 cr: Ministry of Health
New Delhi: India’s cumulative COVID Vaccination Coverage reached nearly 40 crore (39,93,62,514), as per the 7 pm provisional report on Friday.
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June.
More than 38.79 lakh (38,79,917) Vaccine Doses have been administered today, as per the 7 pm provisional report.
16,35,591 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 2,11,553 vaccine doses given as second dose in the age group 18-44 years today.
Cumulatively, 12,16,46,175 persons in the age group 18-44 years across 37 States/UTs have received their first dose and total 45,98,664 have received their second dose since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive, read a statement issued by the Ministry of Health.
Eight states namely Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra have administered more than 50 lakh first dose of COVID-19 Vaccine in the age group 18-44 years.
Also, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal have vaccinated more than 10 lakh beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years for the first dose of COVID vaccine.
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