COVID Vaccination: India’s immunization campaign is in full swing in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. A record number of people were vaccinated on Monday. For the first time in the country, more than 88 million people were vaccinated in a day. The Union Health Ministry has given this information.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, “Yesterday India has set the record for giving the highest number of corona virus vaccine doses in a day by giving more than 88 lakh doses. A total of 55 crore 47 lakh 30 thousand vaccine doses have been given. So far. “
Uttar Pradesh leads in number of vaccines, but still lags behind others
According to the data of the Ministry of Health, Uttar Pradesh is at the forefront of vaccination. With 5.98 crore vaccines, UP tops all states. Maharashtra is followed by UP, where 5 crore doses of the vaccine have been given. Maharashtra is the only state so far where more than 1 crore people have been given both doses of the vaccine. In all other states, the number of complete immunizations is below the 1 crore mark.
The state of UP has so far had the highest number of vaccinations. But given its population, UP is lagging behind in vaccinating its people. In UP, only 31 percent of the population has been given a single dose. West Bengal, Bihar, Punjab, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have vaccinated more people than Uttar Pradesh. In this regard, Himachal Pradesh with 77 per cent of its adult population already topped in receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Himachal Pradesh is followed by Jammu and Kashmir with 66 percent, Uttarakhand 64 percent, Gujarat 60 percent, Madhya Pradesh 55 percent, Karnataka 54 percent, Kerala 54 percent, Rajasthan 52 percent. and 50 percent in Chhattisgarh.
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