India second-fastest to reach one crore COVID-19 vaccinations
India took 34 days to achieve the landmark feat of one crore COVID-19 vaccinations, the second-fastest in the world, the Health Ministry said on Friday. The US took 31 days, while the UK took 56 days to surpass the one-crore mark. "A total of 1,01,88,007 vaccine doses have been administered through 2,11,462 sessions, as per the provisional report till 8 am," the ministry said.
Total number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated
These include 62,60,242 health care workers (HCWs) (first dose), 6,10,899 HCWs (second dose) and 33,16,866 front line workers (FLWs) (first dose)," the ministry informed. The second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination started being administered to those who have completed 28 days since the receipt of the first dose from February 13. The vaccination of the FLWs started on February 2.
Progressive increase in the number of vaccinations
As on the 34th day of the vaccination drive (February 18), a total of 6,58,674 vaccine doses were administered, of which 4,16,942 beneficiaries were inoculated across 10,812 sessions for the first dose (HCWs and FLWs), while 2,41,732 HCWs received the second dose, the ministry stated. The country is witnessing a progressive increase in the number of vaccinations day by day, it underlined.
First and second dose figures across the country
Eight states account for 57.47 percent of the total vaccine doses administered in the country. Uttar Pradesh alone accounts for 10.5 percent (10,70,895). Seven states account for 60.85 percent of the second vaccine doses administered. Telangana leads the chart with a 12 percent (73,281) share of the second doses administered in the country.
These places have not reported COVID-19 death in 24 hours
Sixteen states and UTs have not reported any COVID-19 death in 24 hours. These are Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Manipur, Mizoram, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Tripura, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The number of active cases in India currently stands at 1,39,542, accounting for only 1.27 percent of its total caseload.
83.15 percent of the new recoveries reported from six states
Between one and five fatalities were reported in 15 states and UTs, while between six and 10 in three states and UTs. The number of patients who have recuperated has gone up to over 1.06 crore (1,06,67,741) with 10,896 of them recovering in a span of 24 hours. The ministry said 83.15 percent of the new recoveries were reported from six states.
Total of 13,193 fresh cases were recorded in 24 hours
Kerala reported the maximum number of single-day recoveries at 5,193, followed by Maharashtra (2,543) and Tamil Nadu (470). A total of 13,193 fresh cases of the coronavirus infection were recorded in a span of 24 hours, and 86.6 percent of those were reported from six states. Maharashtra accounted for the highest number of 5,427 cases, followed by Kerala (4,584) and Tamil Nadu (457).
Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties
Also, 97 fatalities due to COVID-19 were recorded in 24 hours, the ministry said, adding that five states account for 76.29 percent of those. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (38), followed by Kerala (14) and Punjab (10).
