Earlier this month, Maharashtra went previous the 50 million mark in complete vaccines administered. The state stands second within the total doses administered after Uttar Pradesh, which has administered over 63.1 million doses.
In a significant milestone for the state authorities, Maharashtra administered almost 1.1 million vaccine doses in a day on Saturday. The achievement comes per week after the state almost touched the a million mark in a day on August 14, when it administered 964,460 doses in a single day.
“Until 7pm, Maharashtra administered 10,96,493 (1.96 million) doses throughout 5,200 vaccination centres within the state. Our earlier finest was 9.64 lakh doses on August 14, 2021,” stated Pradeep Vyas, further chief secretary (well being). He added that the numbers are anticipated to rise within the subsequent few hours.
Based on the information on the CoWin portal, the state’s cumulative tally was 5,321,928, and up to now, 14,012,636 residents have been totally vaccinated within the state.
State well being minister Rajesh Tope lauded the efforts of the well being staff and docs throughout the state. “The health department officers and staff right now have proved that we are able to administer over 10 lakh (1 million) doses in a day,” he stated including that the state has the infrastructural capabilities to go previous this file as nicely.
State tourism and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray in a tweet stated, “As and when vaccines are acquired, our healthcare champions from public & personal sector guarantee max residents are reached out to.”
Earlier this month, Maharashtra went previous the 50 million mark in complete vaccines administered. The state stands second within the total doses administered after Uttar Pradesh, which has administered over 63.1 million doses.