Over 11 lakh doses given on first day of ‘Lasika Utsava’
The Hindu
This exceeded target of 10 lakh
On the first ‘Lasika Utsava’ on Wednesday, Karnataka administered 11,37,041 doses till 8.30 p.m., exceeding its target of 10 lakh. With this Karnataka has administered 4,35,58,701 doses so far of which 1,06,63,266 are second doses. This is the second time that vaccinations in the State have crossed 11 lakh. Previously, on June 21, the State had administered a record 11.52 lakh doses. Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar, who along with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai last week went to Delhi requesting for an increased allocation of vaccines to the State, announced on Monday that the State will ramp up vaccination and has set a target of administering 5 lakh doses a day every day from now on. He had also announced ‘Lasika Utsava’ wherein vaccination camps will be held every Wednesday to administer 10 lakh doses a day.More Related News