The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 37 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
Of these, more than 27.86 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Friday (July 9), according to a provisional report at 7 pm.
13,28,636 vaccine doses were administered as the first dose and 1,24,570 vaccine doses given as the second dose in the age group 18-44 years today. Cumulatively, 10,98,62,585 persons in the age group 18-44 years across 37 States/UTs have received their first dose and a total 35,08,932 have received their second dose since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive.
Eight States namely Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra have administered more than 50 lakh first dose of COVID-19 Vaccine in the age group 18-44 years.
Also, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal have vaccinated more than 10 lakh beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years for the first dose of COVID vaccine.
