Covid Vaccination: Over 86,000 received first dose on May 1
More than 18 lakh vaccination doses were administered in a span of 24 hours. It also includes 86,023 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-45.
The Union Health Ministry on Sunday has said that a total of 86,023 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years received their first dose of covid-19 vaccine across 11 states on May 1.
With phase-3 of the nationwide vaccination drive, the cumulative number of covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 15.68 crores.
These states are Chhattisgarh (987), Delhi (1,472), Gujarat (51,622), Jammu and Kashmir (201), Karnataka (649), Maharashtra (12,525), Odisha (97), Punjab (298), Rajasthan (1853), Tamil Nadu (527) and UP (15,792).
As per the provisional report, the ministry said that cumulatively 15,68,16,031 vaccine doses have been administered through 22,93,911 sessions.
These include 94,28,490 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose and 62,65,397 HCWs who have taken the second dose. Also, adding to the number are 1,27,57,529 front-line workers (FLWs) who received the first dose and 69,22,093 FLWs who took the second dose.
Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh account for 67.00 per cent of the cumulative doses given so far in the country.
More than 18 lakh vaccination doses were administered in a span of 24 hours. It also includes 86,023 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-45.
As of day-106 of the vaccination drive (May 1), 18,26,219 vaccine doses were given. Across 15,968 sessions, 11,14,214 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 7,12,005 beneficiaries received their second dose of vaccine.