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India administers over 1 crore single-day Covid-19 vaccine doses, 5th in a month
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has set a target of vaccinating more than 2.5 crore Indians a day as per information available on the CoWin web application.
India on Monday administered more than 1 crore vaccine doses against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) for the fifth time in a month. The country had first achieved the feat of inoculating 1 crore vaccine doses on August 27, while the most recent one was on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17 – when 2 crore vaccine shots were administered.
Taking to Twitter to commemorate the achievement, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the nation. “Under PM Narendra Modi, India delivers a punch to Corona – record of 1+ crore vaccines achieved for the fifth time,” his post on the micro-blogging site read.
The health ministry’s Twitter handle also gave a shout out to the achievement with a message that read “We have done it again.”
India has so far administered Covid-19 vaccines to more than 86 crore eligible beneficiaries – which includes anyone aged above 18 in the nationwide vaccination drive that is underway. According to information available on CoWIN portal – the official web application for Indians to register and book slots to get jabbed, the PM Modi-led central government aims to inoculate over 2.5 crore vaccine doses a day to beneficiaries.
This achievement comes close on the heels of officials stating that the health ministry is making plans to celebrate India’s 1 billion cumulative vaccination coverage by early October. One of the ministry officials told Hindustan Times that it will be a “momentous occasion” when India completes administering an overall one billion vaccine shots, which is “more than the population of some countries.”
Meanwhile, India on Monday reported 26,041 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally of the country to 3,36,78,786, according to data shared by the Union health ministry. As many as 29,621 fresh recoveries were reported, following the active case count decreased to 299,620. The total number of patients who recovered from the infection stands at 3,29,31,972. A total of 276 fatalities were recorded on Monday after which the death toll stands at 447,194.
