India: Over 75 Lakh Beneficiaries Administered COVID-19 Vaccine So Far

New Delhi: More than 75 lakh beneficiaries have been administered COVID-19 vaccine in the country so far, according to the Union Health Ministry.

“As on 12th February, 2021, till 8 AM, more than75 lakh (75,05,010) beneficiaries have received the vaccination under the countrywide COVID19 vaccination exercise”, the Ministry said.

The total cumulative vaccination coverage of 75,05,010 includes 58,14,976 healthcare workers (HCWs) and 16,90,034 frontline workers (FLWs). 1,54,370 sessions have been conducted so far.

On day 27th (11th Feb 2021) of the vaccination drive, 4,87,896 beneficiaries (HCWs- 1,09,748 and FLWs- 3,78,148) were vaccinated across 11,314 sessions.

India is the fastest country to cross the 70 lakh (7 million) vaccination mark, the Health Ministry stated.