COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 582 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 20 AUG 2022 7:58PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 209.63 Crore (2,09,63,08,288) today. More than 21 lakh (21,90,661) 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	10413463
	2^nd Dose	10101161
	Precaution Dose	6626902
FLWs	1^st Dose	18433533
	2^nd Dose	17689201
	Precaution Dose	12883934
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	39956631
	2^nd Dose	29532479
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	61547713
	2^nd Dose	51957601
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	560223176
	2^nd Dose	511691730
	Precaution Dose	48666405
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	203831120
	2^nd Dose	195971223
	Precaution Dose	28714855
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	127535454
	2^nd Dose	122483948
	Precaution Dose	38047759
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		1021941090
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		939427343
Precaution Dose		134939855
Total		2096308288

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

Date: 20^th August, 2022 (582^nd Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	47
	2^nd Dose	284
	Precaution Dose	10716
FLWs	1^st Dose	68
	2^nd Dose	476
	Precaution Dose	21981
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	33804
	2^nd Dose	59484
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	10505
	2^nd Dose	30086
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	26246
	2^nd Dose	102398
	Precaution Dose	1121094
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	4774
	2^nd Dose	22145
	Precaution Dose	511095
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	2723
	2^nd Dose	13955
	Precaution Dose	218780
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		78167
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		228828
Precaution Dose		1883666
Total		2190661

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.