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NEW DELHI: Over one crore doses of anti-Covid jabs were administered on Monday – the third time in last 11 days – with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar accounting for most number of doses administered during the day.
More than 1.08 crore doses were given across the country till 9pm on Monday, of which around 29% were administered in UP and nearly 15% were given in Bihar.
This assumes significance as the two states – with significant proportion of population over 60 plus – were lagging in vaccination coverage, particularly with regard to the second dose.
Overall, the total number of inoculations touched nearly 70 crore on Monday with around 56.8% of the total 94 crore adult population receiving at least one dose of anti-Covid vaccines, whereas more than 17% inoculated with both doses.
India achieved a record high of administering 1.41 crore doses on a single day on August 31. It had crossed the milestone of over 1 crore doses for the first time on August 27.
With improved supplies of vaccines and the Centre pushing states to ramp up vaccination, the average number of daily inoculations with anti-Covid jabs has increased further this month.
In September so far, an average of 70.88 lakh doses per day were administered, up from 59.29 lakh doses daily in August and 43.41 lakh a day in July, respectively.
The government aims to inoculate majority of the adult population with at least one dose by October, while it is expecting to supply around 185 crore doses by December.
In August, a total of 18.38 crores of doses were given, up from 13.45 crore in July.
While supplies are expected to improve further, the government estimates around 20-22 crore doses in September and another 25-30 crore in October. The last two months of the year are expected to receive 35 crore doses each.
More than 1.08 crore doses were given across the country till 9pm on Monday, of which around 29% were administered in UP and nearly 15% were given in Bihar.
This assumes significance as the two states – with significant proportion of population over 60 plus – were lagging in vaccination coverage, particularly with regard to the second dose.
Overall, the total number of inoculations touched nearly 70 crore on Monday with around 56.8% of the total 94 crore adult population receiving at least one dose of anti-Covid vaccines, whereas more than 17% inoculated with both doses.
India achieved a record high of administering 1.41 crore doses on a single day on August 31. It had crossed the milestone of over 1 crore doses for the first time on August 27.
With improved supplies of vaccines and the Centre pushing states to ramp up vaccination, the average number of daily inoculations with anti-Covid jabs has increased further this month.
In September so far, an average of 70.88 lakh doses per day were administered, up from 59.29 lakh doses daily in August and 43.41 lakh a day in July, respectively.
The government aims to inoculate majority of the adult population with at least one dose by October, while it is expecting to supply around 185 crore doses by December.
In August, a total of 18.38 crores of doses were given, up from 13.45 crore in July.
While supplies are expected to improve further, the government estimates around 20-22 crore doses in September and another 25-30 crore in October. The last two months of the year are expected to receive 35 crore doses each.
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