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Covid-19 vaccination in Madhya Pradesh crosses 30-million-mark, CM Chouhan hopeful of 100% immunisation soon
So far, 30,098,663 doses of the vaccine have been administered to eligible beneficiaries in Madhya Pradesh, health officials said.
The cumulative coverage of Covid-19 vaccination in Madhya Pradesh crossed the 30-million mark on Wednesday, against an eligible population of 54 million as chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed hope that the state would soon immunise 100% of its population against the coronavirus disease.
So far, 30,098,663 doses of the vaccine have been administered to eligible beneficiaries in the state under the Covid-19 vaccination programme, news agency PTI reported on Thursday citing state health officials. The total doses included 25,195,270 first doses and 4,903,393 second doses, the officials further said.
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More than a million people (1,034,384 people) were vaccinated in the state on Wednesday, which the MP public relations department called a “record” and the highest so far in the country. Chouhan took to Twitter to share that 1 million people were vaccinated on Wednesday and it was the highest in the country. “Today our Madhya Pradesh has created a new record in Covid-19 vaccination. Not only have 10.34 lakh people been vaccinated, which is the highest in the country, but over 3 crore eligible citizens have also been vaccinated till date in the state,” Chouhan tweeted in Hindi.
The chief minister also expressed hope about 100% vaccination in the state “Because of the people's awareness and willingness to defeat corona, the state will soon achieve the target of 100 per cent vaccination,” news agency PTI quoted him as saying.
Indore leads the list of districts in the state that have administered the maximum number of doses with 3,018,551 doses followed by state capital Bhopal with 1,886,239 doses and Jabalpur with 1, 398,640 doses, according to officials. Also, in Indore, 310,611 people above 60 years of age have been jabbed, according to Dr Tarun Gupta, the district’s vaccination officer.
