India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 52cr

 India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 52cr

A beneficiary reacts as she receives a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, at Lalbaug Raja Prabodhini, in Mumbai on 11 August 2021 | ANI

In a significant achievement, India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage on Wednesday crossed 52 crores (52,32,53,450) landmark milestone.

As per the 7:00pm provisional report, 20,58,952 vaccine doses were administered as the first dose and 4,30,665 vaccine doses given as the second dose in the age group 18-44 years.

Cumulatively, 18,45,43,154 people in the age group 18-44 years across 37 States/UTs have received their first dose and a total of 1,34,04,637have received their second dose since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive.

Beneficiaries wait in a queue to receive a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccination drive, in Mumbai on 11 August 2021 | ANI

Five states namely Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh have administered more than 1 Crore (10 million) Cumulative Doses 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 (1 million) beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years for the first dose of Covid vaccine.

The new phase of universalization of Covid-19 vaccination commenced on 21 June.

As on Day-208 of the vaccination drive, a total of 40,02,634 vaccine doses were given.

Collected from "prothomalo"