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Over 6.24 crore coronavirus vaccine doses administered so far: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 6.24 crore with 12,94,979 jabs being given on Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said.A total of 6,24,08,333 vaccine doses have been given till 7 pm on Tuesday, according to a provisional report.These include 82,00,007 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose and 52,07,368 HCWs who have taken the second dose, 90,08,905 frontline workers (FLWs) who have received the first dose, 37,70,603 FLWs who have taken the second dose.In addition, 2,90,20,989 beneficiaries more than 60 years old received the first dose and 36,899 in the same age bracket got the second dose as well.As many as 71,58,657 beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 with specific