Uttar Pradesh becomes first state in county to administer over 10 crore doses of Corona vaccine

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Sep 26, 2021

8:19AM

Uttar Pradesh becomes first state in county to administer over 10 crore doses of Corona vaccine

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Uttar Pradesh has becomes first state in country to administer over ten crore doses of Covid 19 vaccine. UP has also tested the highest number of Covid samples among the states. AIR correspondent reports that according to state health department a total of 10 crore 36 thousand 235 Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far in state.

Additional Chief Secretary Medical and Health Amit Mohan Prasad told yesterday that the first dose has been given to more than 8 crore 15 lakh people and one crore 85 lakh 10 thousand 688 people have got second dose of Covid vaccine. The state still maintains first place in Covid vaccination in country by testing more than 7 crore 75 lakh ,81 thousand Covid samples so far. A total of 2 lakh 15 thousand 209 samples were tested yesterday out of which only 14 new cases of corona infection were detected. Presently there are a total of 177 active cases of corona in the state.

Meanwhile Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the Covid infection is not yet completely over, therefore everyone should behave according to Covid protocol even after vaccination.

Uttar Pradesh administer over 10 crore doses of Corona vaccine