India has completed administering one dose of Covid vaccine to at least 50 per cent of its adult population, as 61 crore beneficiaries have been inoculated so far under the nationwide vaccination drive that began earlier this year.
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that it was an “unprecedented milestone” as he shared the information on Twitter on Tuesday
“This implies that a significant number of people in India have protection against the virus,” Mr Mandaviya said in another tweet that was put on his official Twitter account.
The cumulative number of vaccination coverage crossed 61 crore landmark milestone on Thursday, with nearly 80 lakh vaccine doses (79,48,439) being administered in the last 24 hours.
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