NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government said, nearly eight million people were vaccinated in the past 28 days, since the beginning of the nationwide inoculation drive, last month.
A total of 7,967,647 beneficiaries received the vaccination as of Saturday, the federal health ministry said, adding that, out of these 5,909,136 are healthcare workers and 2,058,511 are frontline workers.
“On Day 28 of the vaccination drive, 462,637 beneficiaries (94,160 healthcare workers and 368,477 frontline workers) were vaccinated across 10,411 sessions,” the ministry said.
According to the ministry, the number of beneficiaries being vaccinated every day has shown a consistent enhancement.
Of the total number of people vaccinated, eight states account for vaccinating 59.70 percent of beneficiaries, namely Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal and Bihar, which have vaccinated more than 400,000 beneficiaries each.
Uttar Pradesh alone accounts for vaccinating 10.8 percent (858,602 beneficiaries) of the total number.
During the initial phase, around 30 million healthcare and frontline workers will be vaccinated, followed by those above 50 years of age and the under-50 population groups, with co-morbidities numbering around 270 million.– NNN-PTI
