India took 85 days to touch the 10-crore vaccination mark, 45 more days to cross the 20-crore mark and 29 more days to reach the 30-crore mark, according to the health ministry.
CDSCO in July had refused to grant emergency-use authorisation to Sputnik-Light, ruling out the need for the conduct of the phase III trial of the Russian vaccine in the country.
Around 50,25,159 vaccine doses have been administered till 8 pm on Sunday, according to data from the CoWIN portal.
The Chief Minister, while addressing the press after a COVID-19 evaluation meeting, said only two percent of the active cases during September 3-9 in the state required oxygen beds, and only one percent got admitted to ICUs.
Goa CM Pramod Sawant thanked the people of Goa for their support in making the vaccination drive a huge success.
The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of final reports for the day by late night.
Even as the approvals are pending, the Joe Biden administration has announced plans to offer third doses to people who received the Pfizer and Moderna shots.
Himachal Pradesh has successfully covered its entire eligible population with the first dose of Covid vaccination. The efforts by the state included geographical prioritization to focus on difficult terrains, initiatives to ensure mass awareness, and door-to-door visits by ASHA workers, among others.
The district has administered 1,00,60,411 vaccines so far, according to the data on CoWIN portal. While 73,05,020 received the first dose, 29,29,128 received both doses.
About ramping up of daily vaccinations, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, 18.38 crore doses were given in August during which 59.29 lakh doses were administered daily. The average daily vaccination in the last seven days of August has been 80.27 lakh.
The case has been referred to the coroner and the cause of death has not yet been determined, the health ministry said.
Over 58.86 crore vaccine doses have been provided to the states and Union Territories so far and more than 17.64 lakh doses are in the pipeline, the ministry said in a statement.
India administered over 61 crore vaccines on Thursday.
Under the agreement, UNICEF India will procure re-use prevention (RUP) syringes from manufacturers across the world through a global tendering process. To maintain quality, only WHO pre-qualified manufacturers will be asked to participate in the tender.
Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said that 20 percent of the target population in the state has been fully vaccinated.
WhatsApp users can now book Covid-19 vaccine slots by sending Book Slot to WhatsApp number 9013151515.
On the 218th day (August 21) of the inoculation drive, a total of 43,92,759 vaccine doses were given -- 27,77,409 beneficiaries received the first dose and 16,15,350 got the second dose -- according to a provisional report.
In a statement issued on Friday, the BMC said 1,60,240 vaccine doses arrived here on Thursday night, comprising 1.5 lakh Covishield and 10,240 Covaxin vaccines.
As of Saturday morning, Delhi had 6,87,150 coronavirus vaccines in its balance stock, of which, 3,96,110 doses were of Covishield and 2,91,040 of Covaxin, according to the Covid vaccination bulletin issued by the government.
The vaccine will be imported under the World Bank's financing, according to a press statement by World Bank, Nepal office.
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