Dr Pradeep Vyas, Additional Chief Secretary (Health), on Wednesday mentioned that more than 4 crore of covid vaccines have been administered in Maharashtra. We are expecting 5.23 lakh Covishield vaccine doses and Covaxin doses quickly, the minister added. The state has been searching for vaccine doses from the Centre. Health Minister Rajesh Tope mentioned that he would personally request the Centre for vaccine doses. Tope had earlier stated that the state can administer 10 lakh vaccine doses on a day-to-day basis but due to the steady vaccine provide is accountable for delay.
1.81 lakh doses had been administered all more than the state on July 20. A total of 4.01 crore vaccine doses have been administered till July 20. Also, 1.7 crore beneficiaries (amongst the age group 45-60) have received their initially jab when more than 69 lakh have got each doses of vaccine. Not just this, the state is also on its way to attain one more milestone by administering the initially dose of vaccine to one crore beneficiaries in the age bracket of 18-44.
The initially dose of vaccine has also been taken by 98.79 lakh beneficiaries when more than 4 lakh in this age group have got each doses of covid vaccine as of July 20.
According to the figures, some 21 lakh frontline workers have received the initially vaccine dose and more than 10 lakh have got each the doses for covid-19. Healthcare workers (more than 12 lakh to be precise) have also received the initially shot of vaccine and more than eight lakh have been administered with each the jabs.
Mumbai records the highest numbers of vaccinations in the state, with more than 67 lakh doses administered so far. Pune, on the other hand, has administered more than 56 lakh vaccine doses, followed by Thane which administered 31 lakh doses and Nagpur some 21 lakh vaccine doses. A total of 56.86 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Pune district out of which more than 20 lakh beneficiaries (45 + age group) have got the initially dose when more than 10 lakh have been vaccinated with each the vaccine doses. 19.17 lakh beneficiaries in the age bracket of 18-44 have got the initially vaccine dose so far.
62,000 Covishield vaccine doses have been received on Wednesday evening, mentioned Dr Sachin Edke, Immunisation Officer, Pune district. Vaccines have also been distributed in Pune centres with 27,000 vaccines at Pune Rural, 21,000 at Pune Municipal Corporation centres and a quantity of 14,000 vaccines have been sent to Pimpri-Chinchwad, he added.