COVID-19 Vaccination Update – Day 343

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has achieved 140 Crore landmark milestone (140,93,45,905) today. More than 59 lakh (59,53,621) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.

The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
HCWs	1^st Dose	10386839
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9674534
FLWs	1^st Dose	18384728
FLWs	2^nd Dose	16823391
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	492257852
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	311512582
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	192829229
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	144908835
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	120439643
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	92128272
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		834298291
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		575047614
Total		1409345905

Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:

Date: 24^th December, 2021 (343th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	126
HCWs	2^nd Dose	4560
FLWs	1^st Dose	110
FLWs	2^nd Dose	9056
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	960158
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	3273322
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	216628
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	885095
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	126344
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	478222
1^st Dose Administered in Total		1303366
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		4650255
Total		5953621

The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.

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HFW/COVID Vaccination/24^th December/5

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