COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 263 - Prevention is better than cure

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In a significant achievement, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 92 Crore landmark milestone (92,11,80,022) today. More than 54 lakh (54,08,420) 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	1,03,74,266
HCWs	2^nd Dose	89,57,466
FLWs	1^st Dose	1,83,56,294
FLWs	2^nd Dose	1,51,72,789
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	37,26,01,715
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	9,24,50,970
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	16,25,57,153
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	7,98,92,549
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	10,29,73,401
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	5,78,43,419
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		66,68,62,829
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		25,43,17,193
Total		92,11,80,022

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

Date: 5^thOctober, 2021 (263^rdDay)
HCWs	1^st Dose	159
HCWs	2^nd Dose	9,771
FLWs	1^st Dose	332
FLWs	2^nd Dose	27,139
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	20,85,453
Age Group 18-44 years	2^nd Dose	17,12,296
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	5,30,093
Age Group 45-59 years	2^nd Dose	5,18,886
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	2,62,154
Over 60 years	2^nd Dose	2,62,137
1^st Dose Administered in Total		28,78,191
2^nd Dose Administered in Total		25,30,229
Total		54,08,420

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.