Mumbai Achieves 100% First Dose Covid Vaccination Target: Minister

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said 92,36,500 people in Mumbai have received the first vaccine dose, while 59,83,452 have got the second dose as well.

Mumbai has achieved 100 per cent COVID-19 vaccine first dose target with all eligible beneficiaries above the age of 18 getting covered, possibly making it the first city in the country to do so, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday.

He said 92,36,500 people in the metropolis have received the first dose, while 59,83,452 have got the second dose as well.

He congratulated Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Chahal and Mayor Kishori Pednekar for the feat.