India Now Third Topmost Country To Give Highest Doses Of Covid Vaccine; Over 58L Inoculated So Far
Millennium Post Delhi|February 08, 2021
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India Now Third Topmost Country To Give Highest Doses Of Covid Vaccine; Over 58L Inoculated So Far

NEW DELHI: India has become the third topmost country in the world in terms of the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. Only the United States and the United Kingdom remain ahead of India.

The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against Coronavirus crossed the 58 lakh-mark on the twenty-third day of the countrywide inoculation program.

The cumulative number of healthcare workers and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 is 58,03,617 till 6:40 pm on Sunday, as per the provisional report. A total of 1,16,478 sessions have been held so far, it said, adding that 1,295 sessions were held till 6:40 pm on Sunday.

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