Maharashtra leads India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive; Over 2.52 crore doses administered

Maharashtra has crossed another milestone by inoculating more than 2.5 crore people in the state, the highest in the country so far. Of these, over 50 lakh people have completed both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

The Maharashtra government on Thursday, June 10, issued a statement that said more than 2.5 crores vaccine doses have been administered in the state until June 9. Maharashtra has maintained its lead in the country’s vaccination drive, the statement said.

However, with the addition of 2,46,735 citizens being vaccinated on June 10 in Maharashtra, the total count has reached 2,52,66,596, said Rajesh Tope. Moreover, on June 9, 2,97,760 beneficiaries were inoculated in the state.

महाराष्ट्रात कालपर्यंत 2 कोटी 52 लाख 66 हजार 596 नागरिकांचे लसीकरण करण्यात आले. दि.10 जून 2021 रोजी 2,46,735 लाभार्थ्यांना लसीकरण करण्यात आले.#MahaVaccination pic.twitter.com/OKkqaLCw3C

— Rajesh Tope (@rajeshtope11) June 11, 2021

Maharashtra is the only state to have such a large number of vaccinations, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. Moreover, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Health Minister Rajesh Tope have praised the system for its performance.

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Meanwhile, Pune district authorities have been able to vaccinate 32.59 lakh beneficiaries as of June 9. Of these, the maximum doses have been administered to people belonging to the above 45 age group, with 17.95 lakh people getting the first dose and 4.2 lakh receiving their second shot whereas Mumbai has administered vaccine doses to nearly 40 lakh beneficiaries while Thane has been able to give the jab to 19.11 lakh beneficiaries.

Besides, terming the low coronavirus vaccination coverage among the healthcare and frontline workers, especially for the second dose, a cause of "serious concern", the Centre advised the states and Union territories to sharpen their focus and prepare effective plans for expediting the second dose coverage among these priority groups.

On the other hand, 2.15 crore doses have been given out so far in Uttar Pradesh whereas Gujarat has administered 1.91 crore vaccines so far. In Rajasthan, 1.84 doses of the vaccine have been administered.

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