The country started vaccination for all people above the age of 45 from April 1 (File)
New Delhi:
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 161.05 crore on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said.
Till 7 pm on Friday, more than 58 lakh (58,37,209) doses of vaccine were administered. It said that at least 74 lakh (74,27,700) precautionary doses have been given so far for the identified categories of beneficiaries.
The daily vaccination numbers are expected to increase with the compilation of the final report for the day by late night, the ministry said.
The nationwide vaccination campaign was launched on January 16, with healthcare workers being vaccinated in the first phase. The vaccination of frontline workers started from February 2.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination began from March 1 for people above 60 years of age and 45 years and above with specified co-morbid conditions.
The country began vaccination for all people over the age of 45 from 1 April.
The government then decided to expand its vaccination campaign by allowing everyone over the age of 18 to be vaccinated from May 1.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination began on January 3 for adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years.
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