Over 1 crore receive vaccine first dose
The Hindu
26,89,731 people in State inoculated with both doses
The State has administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to over one crore people — 1,00,69,673 —, an official statement issued by Health Minister Veena George here has said. With 26,89,731 persons also receiving the second vaccine dose, a total of 1,27,59,404 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered by the State so far, it said. Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram districts emerged on top, having administered 12,33,315 and 11,95,303 first dose vaccines respectively. The Health Minister congratulated the Health Department teams for achieving these milestones with zero wastage of vaccine. More women received the vaccine in the State than men. While 51,99,069 women received the vaccine, the number of men who were vaccinated was 48,68,860.
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