India's Vaccination Drive: Know How Many People Got Covid Jabs In June

There are around 209 million people between the ages of 45 years and 59 years out of which 42% of people have been given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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Covid Vaccine: The vaccination campaign is taking place around the country to curb the deadly coronavirus. There has been a significant increase in the vaccination campaign since June 21 and about 4.61 crore doses have been given in 8 days.

In June, on average, 40.3 lakh doses were given every day. Whereas between June 21 and 28, an average of 57.68 lakh people were vaccinated daily. So far, a total of 33 crore 57 lakh 16 thousand people have been vaccinated in the country.

India moved ahead on inoculation for an 8-day average period

• Iraq - 4.02 crores
• Canada - 3.77 crores
• Saudi Arabia - 3.48 crores
• And Malaysia vaccinated 3.23 crore of its population.

Different age groups, different vaccination rates?

• About 49% of the population aged 60 years or more has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
• There are around 209 million people between the ages of 45 years and 59 years out of which 42% of people have been given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
• About 15% of the 597 million people in the age group of 18 to 44 years have been given the first dose of the vaccine.
• Between May 1 and June 24, 56% of the doses were given in rural areas, while 44% of the vaccine dose were provided in urban areas.

Tripura made record

Significantly, Tripura has administered the first dose of the vaccine to 98% of the people in the age group of 45 and above, which is a record made by any state in India.

However, there are many states which have vaccinated 60% of the people above the age of 45 years. These states are Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Kerala, Mizoram, Sikkim and Uttarakhand.