Bengaluru: According to the State Health Department, more than 90 per cent of the eligible beneficiaries in the State have received at least first dose of Covid – 19 vaccination, with more than 857,000 doses provided on November 24.
The State’s vaccine coverage was the third highest in the country on Wednesday November 24 after Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
State wise vaccinations on 24th Nov, 2021 as per the GoI Co-WIN dashboard
MP: 19,43,125
UP: 15,72,330
Karnataka: 8,57,445
Maharashtra: 8,24,313
West Bengal: 6,66,345
Bihar: 6,52,456
Gujarat: 4,49,233
Tamil Nadu: 3,49,032
Rajasthan: 2,89,980
Andhra Pradesh: 2,84,807— K’taka Health Dept (@DHFWKA) November 25, 2021
According to the portal data, as of 10.00 pm on November 24, Karnataka’s cumulative vaccination coverage had reached 71,773,178 since the Statewide vaccination drive began on January 16. The total coverage for the first dose was 4,40,26,923, whereas the figures for second dose was 2,77,46,255.
State achieves milestone of vaccinating more than 90% eligible beneficiaries (above 18 years) with atleast one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
First dose coverage: 4,40,26,923
Estimated 18+ population = 4,89,16,000
(as per 2021 projections) pic.twitter.com/A4SqXuva64— K’taka Health Dept (@DHFWKA) November 24, 2021
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) reported on Thursday that a total of 9,027,638 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours bringing the total vaccination coverage to more than 1.19 billion. Karnataka accounted for roughly 9.5 per cent of total doses administered over this time period.
