COVID-19 Vaccination Update – Day 346

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has achieved 142.38 Crore (1,42,38,12,552) today. More than 65 lakh (65,20,037) 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	10387034
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9686672
FLWs	1^st Dose	18384953
FLWs	2^nd Dose	16848978
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	494953680
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	319047578
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	193472989
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	146968284
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	120805923
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	93256461
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		838004579
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		585807973
Total		1423812552

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

Date: 27^th December, 2021 (346th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	108
HCWs	2^nd Dose	4989
FLWs	1^st Dose	99
FLWs	2^nd Dose	11727
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	1050628
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	3633037
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	234745
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	951910
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	131272
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	501522
1^st Dose Administered in Total		1416852
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		5103185
Total		6520037

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/27^th December/

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