29,818 Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in last 24 hours: Health Ministry
According to the Ministry, the objective of the exercise is to ensure the operational readiness of these health facilities for the management of COVID.
According to the Ministry, the objective of the exercise is to ensure the operational readiness of these health facilities for the management of COVID.
With the addition of new deaths due to the COVID-19, the total number of fatalities due to the coronavirus now stands at 5,30,509 in the country.
In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the centre will procure and supply (free of cost) 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
Over 4.74 crore balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs for inoculation, it said.
The Centre has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through the direct state procurement category, more than 23 crore vaccine doses (23,11,68,480) to States/UTs.
More than 75 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses (75,71,873) are still available with the states/UTs to be administered.
