Uttar Pradesh sets the bar higher with 27 lakh Covid jabs in a day

LUCKNOW: In a new record, Uttar Pradesh performed more than 27 lakh Covid-19 vaccine jabs on Tuesday. This is by far the largest number of doses given by a state in a single day in India. With this, UP became the first state to have extended more than 5 crore doses of the vaccine.
So far, Madhya Pradesh held the record of maximum vaccinations in a day –16.9 lakh on June 21. Health officials say that UP's Tuesday feat has surpassed the single-day vaccination record of many countries.

Tweeting about the state's achievement, CM Yogi Adityanath said: “Vaccine is the best defence against the pandemic infection which is changing its forms to attack people. It must be adequately complemented with the Covid-19 appropriate behavior.”
Data from the CoWin Portal updated till midnight pm indicated that 27.34 lakh doses of the vaccine had been given between 9 am and 6 pm on Tuesday. Over two lakh health workers were engaged in the process that involved nearly 12,600 vaccination sites.
In terms of total doses extended, Maharashtra is UP’s nearest contender with 4.52 crore doses so far. It is followed by Gujarat and Rajasthan where 3.44 crore and 3.36 crore vaccine doses have been given.
In terms of age group, 2.44 crore persons in the 18-44 years age group have taken at least one jab while 1.63 crore persons have got a minimum of one dose in the 45-60 years age group. More than 1.05 crore elderly persons in the state have taken the jab.
Health sources said that CM Yogi Adityanath was monitoring the hourly progress of the vaccination programme since morning.
Health and family welfare minister Jai Pratap Singh said: “The feat speaks about the kind of hard work UP has put in towards accelerating vaccination in the state. The vision and political leadership has been aptly taken forward by the officials and field staff. ”
“Given adequate supply, UP can conduct more than 20 lakh vaccinations in a day and more than three crore vaccinations in a month. With the current pace of vaccination, UP can vaccinate its entire population in a matter of 8-10 weeks,” said Dr Praful Bharadwaj, health officer, Unicef, UP.
Meanwhile, 65 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours. The death toll reached 22,765 with two new additions.