In a few days from now, India will cross the landmark milestone of administering 100 crore COVID-19 vaccines doses. As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday (October 19) morning, more than 87 lakh coronavirus vaccine doses were administered on Monday that took the country's overall vaccination coverage to 98.67 crores.
Scroll down to check the break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am on Tuesday.
Over 1.03 crore Healthcare workers (HCWs) have taken their first doses while more than 90 lakh have taken the second dose. On the other hand, 1.83 crore frontline workers (FLWs) have taken the first dose and 1.55 crore have been inoculated with the second dose of vaccination.
This is noteworthy that the countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 this year with HCWs getting inoculated in the first phase. The vaccination of FLWs had then started from February 2.
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In the 60+ age group, over 10.6 crore people have taken the first dose, while 6.17 crore people have taken the second jab.
The nationwide vaccination drive for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions was opened on March 1.
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In the 45-59 year age group, a total of 25 crore doses have been administered, of which, 16.84 crore have taken the first dose and 8.71 crore have taken second.
India, notably, had launched vaccination for people aged more than 45 years from April 1.
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As many as 39,58,41,135 people in the 18-44 year age group have received the first dose, while 11,40,66,397 have taken second.
The Centre had expanded the coronavirus vaccination drive for everyone above 18 from May 1.
In total, more than 28.7 crore people in India have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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