Record 93 Lakh Vaccination on Friday
NEW DELHI, Aug 27: India on Friday administered a record 93 lakh vaccine doses against coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the union health ministry data said.
The Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya in an earlier tweet said India administered over 90 lakh vaccines on Friday stating that the number was expected to go further up as final reports from all over the country was still to reach. “Congratulations to the citizens as India today administers historic 90 lakh #COVID19 vaccines until now – and still counting!” tweeted Mandaviya.
The ministry of health and family welfare said in a separate statement that India has administered more than 93 lakh doses under its nationwide vaccination drive.
“This is highest ever vaccination achieved in a single day since the start of our vaccination drive,” the ministry said.
Earlier today, the health ministry said the cumulative vaccination coverage of India crossed the 61 crore landmark on Thursday when over 79 lakh vaccine doses were administered. As per the latest provisional report, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has now surpassed the cumulative figure of 62 crores.
Over 83 lakh healthcare workers and more than 1.29 crore frontline workers have been fully vaccinated, according to government data. In the age group of 18-44, over 2.45 crore individuals have been fully vaccinated while about 23.72 crore individuals have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
“The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of Covid-19 vaccination throughout the country,” the health ministry had said in a statement.
India has been reporting less than 50,000 daily new infections for 61 consecutive days now. The health ministry data shows the active caseload currently stands around 3.44 lakh.
India has so far conducted over 51.49 crore cumulative tests and the last 24 hours witnessed a total of 18,24,931 tests being conducted across the country.
(Manas Dasgupta)
