Cumulative Vaccine Coverage exceeds 19.49 Crore

Nearly 1cr beneficiaries of age group 18-44 Vaccinated so far

More than 15.5 lakh Vaccine Doses administered today till 8 pm

DELHI, MAY 23: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country exceeded 19.49 Cr (19,49,51,603) as per the 8 pm provisional report today.

6,82,398 beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years received their first dose of COVID vaccine today and cumulatively 99,79,676 across 37 States/UTs since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive. Bihar, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have administered more than 10 lakh beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years for their first dose of COVID vaccine.

Table below shows the cumulative vaccine doses administered to 18-44 years age group till now.

The total of 19,49,51,603 include 97,52,422 Healthcare Workers (HCWs) who have taken the 1^st dose and 67,00,147 HCWs who have taken the 2^nd dose, 1,49,47,941 Frontline Workers (FLWs) (1^st dose), 83,22,058 FLWs (2^nd dose), and 99,79,676 for 18-44 years of age group (1^st dose). 6,06,73,244 for over 45 years old to 60 years old (1^st Dose), 97,84,465 for over 45 years old to 60 years old (2^nd dose), 5,65,49,096 for above 60 years (1^st Dose) and 1,82,42,554 for above 60 years (2^nd Dose).

As on Day-127 of the vaccination drive (22^nd May, 2021), total 15,52,126 vaccine doses were given. 13,80,232 beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1^st dose and 1,71,894 beneficiaries received 2^nd dose of vaccine as per the provisional report till 8 P.M. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.

Date: 22^nd May, 2021 (127^th Day)

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.