Around 90 lakh people administered Covid-19 vaccine in country so far

Union Government has said that around 90 lakh people have been administered COVID-19 vaccine in the country so far. The total cumulative vaccination coverage includes over 64 lakh health care workers and over 25 lakh frontline workers. Union Health Ministry said, in the last 24 hours, over two lakh 76 thousand health care workers were vaccinated.

 

Eight states account for 57.8 per cent of the total vaccine doses administered



in India. Uttar Pradesh alone accounts for 10.4 per cent. 

As on yesterday, a total of 36 cases of hospitalization and 29 cases of deaths have been reported from people who have been vaccinated. Out of the 36 cases of hospitalisation, 22 were discharged after treatment. The Ministry said, out of the 29 deaths, 17 deaths are outside hospital whereas 12 deaths are in the hospital.