On Tuesday (31 August), 1.3 crore Covid vaccine doses were administered across the country something everyone across the world thought was impossible.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that by end of August 60 crore (600 Million) people will be inoculated with the Covid vaccine, the world ridiculed India but the fact remains that a country from the global south has achieved this milestone.
August 31, 2021, is the highest single-day inoculation achieved by India since it began the vaccination drive on 16 January, and data from the CoWin portal states over 1.32 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered across the country on Tuesday, nearly 24 lakh more than the previous record of 1.08 crore doses in a single-day.
On 27 August, India had administered over 1 crore (1,08,83,963) vaccine doses for the first time, and as of 8 am on Wednesday (1 September). India’s Covid vaccination coverage has now crossed 65.32 crore (65,32,98,) doses, according to the CoWin data and increasing.
So far, over 50 crore (50,37,33,179) first doses have been administered across the country while 14.95 crore (14,95,65,467) shots have been administered as the second dose.
When it comes to the crucial age group of 18-44, over 31.76 crore vaccine doses have been administered while 19.83 crore jabs have been given to those in the 45-60 age group.
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