With an escalation in immunisation sites, the number of vaccination on Thursday, 4 March, was reported to be close to 11 lakh.
Around 10,93,954 people including healthcare workers, frontline workers, senior citizens and those above 45 years with specified comorbid conditions received jabs in a day pushing the cumulative tally of vaccination over 1.77 crore, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
A total of 8,34,141 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose and 2,59,813 healthcare workers and frontline workers received a second dose of vaccine as per the provisional report.
The major share of the vaccination recorded on Thursday was contributed by senior citizens with over 45 percent of participation. A total of 4,93,999 doses were administered to people above 60 years of age, the Union Health Ministry's data showed.
Meanwhile, a total of 1,77,11,287 vaccine doses had been given, as per the provisional report till 7 pm on Thursday. These include 68,38,077 healthcare workers who took the first dose and 30,82,942 who took the second dose; 60,22,136 frontline workers who took the first dose and 54,177 who took the second dose; 14,95,016 beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 2,18,939 beneficiaries aged 45 years and above with specific co-morbidities, the ministry added.
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