India administers first dose of Covid vaccine to 78 percent of its eligible population

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has said that India has administered first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to 78 per cent of the eligible population and the second dose to 35 per cent of the eligible population of the country. In a tweet, Dr Mandaviya termed it an extraordinary feat of an extraordinary nation. He congratulated all saying that we rapidly progress on our path to defeat the



virus.

India’s Covid vaccination coverage has crossed 106 crore 79 lakh mark. Out of the total vaccination, more than 73 crore 43 lakh vaccine doses have been given as the first dose, while over 33 crore 36 lakh doses have been administered as second dose.

Health Ministry said, more than 47 lakh 79 thousand vaccine doses were administered till 7 PM yesterday.