Another day, Another milestone! India registers 1 crore doses, the highest single-day vaccine coverage
India registers 1 crore dose
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New Delhi, August 28: Under the guidance of Narendra Modi India achieved a momentous feat by administering a record one-crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in a single day.
It is the highest single-day tally achieved since the rollout of the COVID-19 immunisation drive on January 16. As per the provisional data, the country reported 1,00,64,032 vaccinations on Friday and crossed 62 crore cumulative vaccinations.
Out of the 62 Crore, over 48,08,78,410 have received the first dose of the COVID vaccine, while 14,08,28,472 have received their second dose.
It was just yesterday that the Health Minister informed, India's total 50% of the eligible adult population has got at least one dose.
On Friday, Uttar Pradesh reported the maximum number of vaccinations in the country 28.62 lakh vaccinations. Four states reported more than five lakh vaccinations: Karnataka (10.79 lakh), Maharashtra (9.84 lakh) Haryana (6 lakh) and West Bengal (5.47 lakh).
The data further shows that four states reported more than four lakh vaccinations Bihar (4.98 lakh), Gujarat (4.89 lakh), Kerala (4.84 lakh), and Rajasthan (4.59 lakh). Three states reported more than two lakh vaccinations Tamil Nadu (3.73 lakh), Andhra Pradesh (3.24 lakh), Odisha (2.67 lakh) and Assam (2.5 lakh).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed the achievement "a reflection of strong will and immense potential of new India".
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