Another 43.5% have been partly vaccinated
India’s national Covid-19 vaccination programme has achieved yet another milestone, with almost one in every four eligible Indians (24.8 per cent) having been fully vaccinated by the end of Tuesday, as per data available with the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday till around 7 am.
Another 43.5 per cent have been partly vaccinated. The milestone in coverage comes at a time when the number of active cases of Covid-19 in the country has dropped below the 3,00,000 mark for the first time in at least six months, data shows. Himachal Pradesh leads the country in vaccination coverage. The national programme was launched on January 16 this year.
India reported less than 20,000 daily new cases for the second successive day as 18,870 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
Impressed by the vaccination pace, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandivya tweeted, “Soaring high on #COVID19 vaccination! India administers 88 crore vaccines in a bid to strengthen our fight against the pandemic. This momentous feat is a celebration of the nation’s determination.”
As of Tuesday evening, India has administered 876.2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to 642.5 million people, making the country second only to China (1.1 billion people inoculated) in terms of the number of people who have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
Of these, 233.6 million people have received both doses of the vaccine, while another 408.9 million people have been partially vaccinated, said a statement of the Ministry.
Himachal Pradesh leads the country in not only overall coverage, but also the proportion of people fully vaccinated. The State’s entire adult population has been vaccinated with at least one dose and nearly half (48.3 per cent) fully vaccinated.
Kerala is on the second spot with 92.1 per cent adults having received at least one dose and 40.3 per cen both jabs. Uttarakhand (91.1 per cent at least one dose and 38.2 per cent both doses), Gujarat (85.3 per cent and 38.1 per cent, respectively) and Delhi (79.1 per cent and 37.4 per cent) make up the top five states in the country.
More than 4.57 crore (4,57,98,120) balance and unutilised Covid vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered, said the Minster.
