India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 35.75 crore with over 45 Lakh vaccine doses being administered within the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Cumulatively, quite 10.57 crore vaccine doses were administered within the age bracket of 18-44 years.
On Day-171 of the vaccination drive (July 5), out of total 45,82,246 vaccine doses that got , 27,88,440 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the primary dose and 17,93,806 beneficiaries received the second dose of the vaccine. The ministry said 20,74,636 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 1,48,709 vaccine doses given as second dose within the age bracket 18-44 years on Monday.
Cumulatively, 10,28,40,418 persons within the age bracket of 18-44 years across states and UTs have received their first dose and a complete of 29,28,112 have received their second.
Eight states — Uttar Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu , Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra — have administered quite 50 lakh first dose of COVID-19 vaccine within the age bracket 18-44 years.
The vaccination exercise as a tool to guard the foremost vulnerable population groups within the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the very best level, the ministry said.
