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Overall Statistics - India

Active Cases 2,720,716
Recovered 23,728,011
Deaths 303,720
Total Vaccination 19,60,51,962
Source: MOHFW
  Last Updated : 20 May 2021, 10:48 AM IST

Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker

India has opened Covid-19 vaccination to everyone above 45 years of age and the jabs will be available to anyone over 18 from May 1. Taking the shot against the coronavirus disease is important, especially as the country battles its second wave of infections. The vaccination drive has been dogged by hesitancy, despite the shots being rigorously tested to be safe. In this series, HT asks those eligible to take the jab and busts misinformation surrounding the vaccines.

Total Vaccinated 18,64,35,795
Vaccinated Today 61,046
Source: COWIN
UPDATED ON 20 May, 11:25 AM IST

Vaccination by State/UT

State/UT Vaccinated Today Total Vaccinated
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 84 1,16,479
Andhra Pradesh 1,867 78,36,590
Arunachal Pradesh 230 3,13,455
Assam 3,410 35,70,762
Bihar 573 92,45,220
Chandigarh 606 2,98,531
Chhattisgarh 70 61,62,301
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 13 60,895
Daman and Diu 108 65,915
Delhi 4,742 48,94,881
Goa 351 4,59,704
Gujarat 6,425 1,50,89,212
Haryana 2,276 51,19,875
Himachal Pradesh 544 22,81,321
Jammu and Kashmir 24 28,90,477
Jharkhand 761 37,43,728
Karnataka 1,222 1,17,15,332
Kerala 300 85,91,200
Ladakh 69 1,26,977
Lakshadweep 0 28,944
Madhya Pradesh 6,921 94,06,893
Maharashtra 4,298 2,03,07,334
Manipur 4 3,99,478
Meghalaya 272 4,19,390
Mizoram 4 2,97,576
Nagaland 21 2,45,685
Odisha 13,224 69,14,434
Puducherry 192 2,37,397
Punjab 1,235 42,39,813
Rajasthan 4,163 1,56,26,477
Sikkim 254 2,29,172
Tamil Nadu 1,825 72,40,712
Telangana 234 55,19,907
Tripura 324 15,20,761
Uttar Pradesh 2,627 1,56,21,837
Uttarakhand 1,256 27,27,676
West Bengal 197 1,28,69,454

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