Over 16.5 million Covid vaccine doses still available with states, UTs: Centre

The total consumption, including wastage, stands at 226,508,508 doses, according to data available at 8 am on Saturday, the Union health ministry said.

More than 16.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.

A nurse displays a vial of Bharat Biotech Ltd. Covaxin vaccine arranged at a Covid-19 vaccination centre at a municipal hospital in Pune. (Bloomberg file photo)

So far, over 24 crore doses have been provided to the states and UTs, it said in a statement.

The total consumption, including wastage, stands at 226,508,508 doses, according to data available at 8 am on Saturday, the ministry said.

"More than 1.65 crore (1,65,00,572) Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states/UTs to be administered," it said.

So far, 243,009,080 vaccine doses have been provided free of cost to the states and UTs by the government of India and through the direct state procurement category, it said.