Only 25 per cent eligible Indians fully vaccinated

Beneficiaries wait to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Civil Hospital in Jalandhar, on Monday. Pic/PTI

Seventy per cent of India's adult population has been administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.

According to officials, 25 per cent of the adult population has been administered both doses of the vaccine. The cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 91 crore on Monday.

The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from Covid-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level, the ministry underlined. The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16.

Daily cases of Coronavirus in the country remained below 30,000 for the 10th straight day with 20,799 fresh infections recorded in a single day, while the active cases declined to 2,64,458, the lowest in 200 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

With the fresh cases, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 3,38,34,702, while the death toll climbed to 4,48,997 with 180 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

3,38,34,702
Total no. of Coronavirus cases in India so far

4,48,997
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far

2,64,458
Total no. of active cases in India

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