COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 586 - Prevention is better than cure

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Posted On: 24 AUG 2022 8:03PM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 210 Crore (2,10,79,32,647) landmark milestone today. More than 19 lakh (19,13,305) 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	10413778
	2^nd Dose	10104086
	Precaution Dose	6683470
FLWs	1^st Dose	18434035
	2^nd Dose	17694207
	Precaution Dose	13003761
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	40101351
	2^nd Dose	29797817
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	61598187
	2^nd Dose	52111626
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	560383340
	2^nd Dose	512330653
	Precaution Dose	54426957
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	203864932
	2^nd Dose	196144501
	Precaution Dose	31465104
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	127556583
	2^nd Dose	122596725
	Precaution Dose	39221534
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		1022352206
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		940779615
Precaution Dose		144800826
Total		2107932647

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

Date: 24^th August, 2022 (586^th Day)
HCWs	1^st Dose	56
	2^nd Dose	444
	Precaution Dose	10138
FLWs	1^st Dose	85
	2^nd Dose	746
	Precaution Dose	23295
Age Group 12-14 years	1^st Dose	32776
	2^nd Dose	61198
Age Group 15-18 years	1^st Dose	10858
	2^nd Dose	30574
Age Group 18-44 years	1^st Dose	25264
	2^nd Dose	102658
	Precaution Dose	934507
Age Group 45-59 years	1^st Dose	4768
	2^nd Dose	24473
	Precaution Dose	448944
Over 60 years	1^st Dose	3065
	2^nd Dose	15664
	Precaution Dose	183792
Cumulative 1^st dose administered		76872
Cumulative 2^nd dose administered		235757
Precaution Dose		1600676
Total		1913305

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.