New Delhi: India on Friday crossed the milestone of administering more than 1 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine in a single day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed those behind the vaccination drive and also praised people getting inoculated. Modi took to Twitter and wrote, “Record vaccination numbers today! Crossing 1 crore is a momentous feat. Kudos to those getting vaccinated and those making the vaccination drive a success.”
According to the CoWIN portal, 1,00,64,032 jabs were administered on Friday. On August 17, over 88 lakh doses of the vaccine were administered across the country. A total of 30,85,06,160 people in the age group of 18-44 years have received vaccine doses while 23,98,99,849 beneficiaries in the age group of over 45 years have received jabs, according to the health ministry.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also took to Twitter to thank healthworkers and the PM.
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सबका प्रयासयह वही प्रयास है जिससे देश ने 1 दिन में 1 करोड़ से अधिक टीके लगाने का आँकड़ा पार कर लिया है। स्वास्थ्यकर्मियों का अथक परिश्रम व PM @NarendraModi जी का #SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine का दृढ़ संकल्प रंग ला रहा है। pic.twitter.com/hHlUU4q3fv
— Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) August 27, 2021
In August, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have registered maximum vaccinations. While Uttar Pradesh has recorded almost 2.15 crore doses this month so far, Madhya Pradesh has administered 1.3 crore doses this month while Maharashtra has given nearly 1.1 crore doses in August till now.
Both Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have run special campaigns for vaccination on two days apiece this month, leading to high dose numbers.
India’s total vaccination coverage has surpassed the 62 crore mark. Cumulatively, 23,72,15,353 persons in the 18-44 category across all states and union territories have received their first dose and a total of 2,45,60,807 have received their second dose since the start of phase-3 of the vaccination drive.
As of day-224 of the vaccination drive, a total of 60,07,654 vaccine doses were given. As many as 46,88,114 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 23,36,159 beneficiaries received the second dose of vaccine as per the provisional report till 7 pm, as per a Mint report.
