Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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COVID-19 Vaccination Update- Day 221

India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses 59.47 Cr

More than 54.67 lakh Vaccine Doses administered today till 7 pm

Posted On: 24 AUG 2021 8:00PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 59.47 Crore (59,47,65,751) as per the 7 pm provisional report today. More than 54 lakh (54,67,551) Vaccine Doses have been administered today, as per the 7 pm provisional report.Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.

The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:

 

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage

 

Healthcare workers

Frontline workers

People Aged 18-44 Years

 

People Aged 45-59 Years

People Aged ≥ 60 Years

Total

1st Dose

10354204

18309215

 

223359860

 

124197841

83989658

460210778

2nd Dose

8249276

 

12705601

 

21137082

49913255

42549759

134554973

 

Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:

 

Date: 24thAugust, 2021 (221st Day)

 

Healthcare workers

Frontline workers

People Aged 18-44 Years

 

People Aged 45-59 Years

People Aged ≥ 60 Years

Total

 

1st Dose

475

 

1945

 

 

2867784

 

 

679170

 

 

279664

 

 

3829038

 

2nd Dose

15338

 

62536

 

777822

 

520242

 

262575

 

1638513

 

The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.

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