COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 229 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 01 SEP 2021 7:56PM by PIB Delhi

In a significant achievement, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 66 Crore (66, 17,38,647) landmark milestone today. More than 69 lakh (69, 42,335) Vaccine Doses have been administered today.

This is as per the 7 pm provisional report. 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	1,03,59,284
HCWs	2^nd Dose	84,12,633
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,25,480
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,33,12,134
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	25,89,65,198
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	2,97,99,597
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	13,31,15,304
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	5,58,15,121
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	8,79,81,364
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	4,56,52,532
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		50,87,46,630
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		15,29,92,017
Total		66,17,38,647

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

Date: 1^stSeptember, 2021 (229th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	433
HCWs	2^nd Dose	16,548
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,077
FLWs	2^nd Dose	67,729
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	35,94,907
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	10,39,972
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	8,70,219
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	6,34,347
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	3,91,310
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	3,25,793
1^st Dose Administered in Total		48,57,946
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		20,84,389
Total		69,42,335

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.