UP records its highest one-day vaccination

A total of 10,06,078 doses administered on Friday

LUCKNOW : Uttar Pradesh administered over 10 lakh (one million) doses of the Covid vaccine on Friday, reaching the milestone for the second time in July.

A total of 10,06,078 doses were administered on Friday (July 23). This was the highest single-day Covid vaccination in the state so far. Earlier, a total of 10,03,435 doses were given in the state on July 6 , according to official data.

“We have set a new benchmark in vaccination on Friday as we administered 10,06,078 doses of vaccine to beneficiaries. This is the highest in one day till now,” said additional chief secretary (medical health) Amit Mohan Prasad at a press conference on Saturday.

A total of 4,90,792 doses were administered in UP on Saturday and the number was likely to cross the five-lakh mark for the day. Uttar Pradesh had aimed to administer 10 lakh doses every day in July, but with a limited supply of vaccines, the actual number remained below

the target.

The state has administered a total of over 4.4 crore (4,40,78,889) doses of the Covid vaccine since the inoculation campaign began on January 16 this year, according to the data available with the CoWin portal.

The number includes 3,69,20,479 first doses and 71,58,410 second doses.

Uttar Pradesh aims to administer a total of 10 crore doses by August 31.

The maximum of over 1.96 crore doses have been administered to beneficiaries between 18 and 45 years of age in the state. Over 1.46 crore doses have been given to those between 45 and 60 years. People above 60

UP NOW HAS 932 ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES (PATIENTS UNDER TREATMENT) AND THE RECOVERY RATE IS 98.6%.