More than 31 lakh (31,12,641) doses of vaccine were administered as of 7 p. m. Wednesday, he said.
So far, more than 1. 82 crore rupees (1,82,01,563) precautionary doses have been administered to healthcare personnel (HCPs), frontline personnel (FLWs), and other people over the age of 60 with comorbidities.
The number of vaccinations is expected to rise with the compilation of the final reports of the day overdue in the evening, the ministry said.
The national vaccination campaign started on 16 January last year and health workers were vaccinated in the first phase. FLW vaccination began on Feb. 2.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination began March 1 for people over 60 and people over 45 with specific comorbidities.
The country introduced vaccination for all people over the age of forty-five from April 1.
The government will then step up the vaccination campaign by allowing anyone over the age of 18 to be vaccinated from May 1.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 began on January 3 this year.
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