anti-Covid vaccines were administered till 7 pm on Friday across the country, taking the total vaccination count to above 82 crore (82,57,80,128), said the Union health ministry.
Cumulatively, 33,43,93,211 persons in the 18-44 category across all states and union territories have received their first dose and a total of 6,46,03,335 have received their second dose since the start of phase-3 of the vaccination drive.
In the age group 45-59, a total of 15,28,73,231 people have received their first dose of vaccine so far and 7,07,25,092 have got both the doses.
As on day-249 of the vaccination drive, a total of 40,27,305 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 27,98,827 beneficiaries received the second dose of vaccine as per