COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 259 - Prevention is better than cure

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India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 89.67 Crore (89,67,51,334) today. More than 62 lakh (62,86,379) Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.

The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
HCWs	1^st Dose	1,03,73,256
HCWs	2^nd Dose	89,06,289
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,53,479
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,50,42,743
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	36,32,00,842
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	8,49,70,800
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	16,02,17,234
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	7,74,50,693
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	10,17,16,013
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,65,19,985
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		65,38,60,824
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		24,28,90,510
Total		89,67,51,334

Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:

Date: 1^st October, 2021 (259^thDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	453
HCWs	2^nd Dose	10,348
FLWs	1^st Dose	680
FLWs	2^nd Dose	34,425
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	25,26,605
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	18,81,846
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	6,26,755
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	5,91,417
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	3,27,571
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	2,86,279
1^st Dose Administered in Total		34,82,064
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		28,04,315
Total		62,86,379

The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.