The start of the next phase of immunization which began on March 1 has provided much-needed push to the pace of vaccination as the average number of immunization has now improved to 4.5 lakh per day. The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 2.40 crore after 10,28,911 people received immunization shots on Tuesday. A total of 2,40,37,644 vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 7 p.m. (Tuesday evening) shared by the Union Health Ministry.

These include 71,13,801 Healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose and 38,51,808 HCWs who have taken the second dose of their full-regimen of immunization through vaccines. Meanwhile, 69,02,006 Frontline Workers (FLWs) have taken the first shot while 4,44,199 of them have completed their booster dose. Besides, 8,00,287 beneficiaries aged 45 and above with specific comorbidities and 49,25,543 beneficiaries more than 60-year-old have also taken their first vaccine dose so far.