India is now third topmost country with highest doses of COVID–19 Vaccine administered
There has been a sustained increase in the number of beneficiaries being vaccinated every day
India has become the third topmost country in the world in terms of the number of COVID–19 vaccine doses administered. Only the United States and the United Kingdom remain ahead of India.
12 States in India have vaccinated more than two lakh beneficiaries each. Uttar Pradesh alone accounts for 6,73,542 of all vaccinated beneficiaries.
As on February 7, 2021, total of 57.75 lakh (57,75,322) beneficiaries have received the COVID–19 vaccine under the countrywide COVID–19 vaccination exercise. The cumulative vaccination coverage includes 53,04,546 healthcare workers and 4,70,776 frontline workers.
In the last 24 hours, 3,58,473 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 8,875 sessions.
1,15,178 sessions have been conducted so far.
There has been a sustained increase in the number of beneficiaries being vaccinated every day.
In another significant development, the country has reported less than 80 daily deaths in the last 24 hours, lowest in nine months.