Updated On: 05 February, 2021 09:17 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
The ministry officials also claimed that India has become the fastest country in the world to achieve the 4 million milestone in just 18 days.

A health worker gets the COVID-19 vaccine in the Vaccination Centre at Bharatratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal General Hospital in Kandivali. Pic/Satej Shinde
In the 19 days since the beginning of the country's Covid-19 vaccination drive, India has inoculated nearly 4.5 million (44,49,552) of its population, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.
The ministry officials also claimed that India has become the fastest country in the world to achieve the 4 million milestone in just 18 days.