According to the provisional report at 7 pm, 55,91,675 doses of vaccine have been given on Friday, the ministry said.
The Union Health Ministry said that the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 53 crore in the country. According to the provisional report at 7 pm, 55,91,675 doses of vaccine have been given on Friday, the ministry said.
It said that 30,31,275 vaccine doses were given as first dose and 4,92,283 vaccine doses were given as second dose in 18-44 years age group on Friday.
Overall, 19,12,12,891 people in the 18-44 years category across all states and union territories have received their first dose and 1,44,57,719 people have received their second dose since the start of the third phase of the vaccination campaign. dose received.
The ministry said that five states – Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh – have given more than one crore cumulative doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the age group of 18-44.
In addition, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal vaccinated over 10 lakh beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 for the first dose Is. COVID-19 vaccine, it said.
A total of 55,91,675 doses of vaccine were administered till the 210th day of the vaccination campaign.
The ministry said 43,63,276 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 12,28,399 beneficiaries received the second dose of vaccine as of 7 pm, as per the provisional reports.
The final report of the day will be completed by late night.
The immunization practice is regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19, the ministry said.
(with PTI inputs)
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