India has administered 80 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses so far, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. A day ago, India administered the highest ever single-day vaccinations with 2.5 crore doses given in 24 hours, which Mandaviya had described as a golden chapter in world history.
In the meantime, India reported 35,662 new Covid-19 cases and 281 deaths in the last 24 hours. 33,798 got recovered in the same duration.
Kerala recorded 23,260 Covid cases and 131 deaths in the past 24 hours.
The countrywide vaccination drive against the coronavirus was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase.
“Standing tall against Covid-19. India administers 80 crore vaccine doses. Congratulations to the nation on this momentous feat,” Mandaviya tweeted using the hashtag “Worlds Largest Vaccination Drive”.
India took 85 days to touch the 10-crore vaccination mark, 45 more days to cross the 20-crore mark and 29 more days to reach the 30-crore mark, according to the Ministry.
The country took 24 days to reach 40 crore from 30 crore doses and then 20 more days to cross the 50-crore vaccination mark on August 6, the Ministry said.
It took 19 more days to go past the 60-crore mark and took only 13 days to reach 70 crore from 60 crore on September 7, it said. The total number of doses administered crossed the 75-crore mark on September 13.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease is 3,26,32,222, while the case fatality rate has been recorded at 1.33 percent, it said. The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the vaccination drive has exceeded 79.42 crore, according to the Ministry.