Latest News Highlights: Over 1.08 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered, Says Centre
Latest News Highlights: Over 1.08 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered, Says Centre
Latest News Live Updates: Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have recorded an "upsurge" in daily new cases of COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said.
Daily COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to about 14,000. (File)
New Delhi:
A total of 1.08 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered till now with 1.86 lakh jabs given today, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the 1,08,38,323 doses administered, Joint Secretary in the Union Health ministry Mandeep Bhandari said 72,26,653 vaccination doses were administered to healthcare workers and 36,11,670 to frontline workers whose inoculation started on February 2. Of the 70,52,845 vaccination doses, 63,52,713 healthcare workers were administered the first dose while 8,73,940 healthcare workers were administered the second dose.