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Uttar Pradesh’s d vaccination count crossed 5-crore mark on Tuesday, 27,36,333 vaccine doses administered in a single till 9.30pm)– the highest in tate of India. tending his greetings to the people of Uttar Pradesh, Chief minister Yogi Adityanath wrote in a tweet, “Dear residents of Uttar Pradesh, Covid vaccination has been a success in the state under the guidance of the honourable prime minister. @Upgovt has administered a record over 22 lakh doses. Congratulations to all. The vaccine is a safety shield, hence you should get the Jeet ka Teeka.”

“UP has set a benchmark by administering the highest number of doses in a single day by any state in the country,” said Amit Mohan Prasad, additional chief secretary, medical health, in a press statement.

“UP has become the first state in the country to give over 26 lakh doses in 24 hours. With this achievement, UP also becomes the first in the country to cross the mark of 5 crore doses,” said the state government in a press statement.

Across the state, 42873584 beneficiaries got their first dose, including 8035023 beneficiaries who got their second dose also.

Lucknow too recorded its highest single-day Covid vaccination count by administering 80,410 doses at 147 vaccination centres by 7pm .

UP’S previous highest was 10,06,078 doses administered on July 26 while Lucknow’s highest was on June 25 with 28,131 doses.

Till 12pm, the state had vaccinated over 4 lakh people, and gradually by 1.30 pm, the figure reached 6 lakh. By 4pm, 11 lakh doses had been administered and the figure doubled by 6.30pm. By this time, UP’S total vaccination count since January 16 crossed the 5-crore mark.

The mega vaccination drive was conducted at more than 12,000 vaccination sites in the state.

In UP, 28975850 male and 22309725 female beneficiaries had got their vaccine doses. Among beneficiaries, 24461820 were between 18-45 years of age, 16318112 between 45-60 years and 10522253 above 60 years. 1.30 pm 3pm 4 pm 6.30 pm 7pm 9.30 pm 609915 885799 1188136 2200000 2383137 27,36,333