India News | Maharashtra: Over 2 Lakh Vaccinated, Tally Rises to 38.40 Lakh
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A total of 2,00,718 people were vaccinated in Maharashtra on Thursday, taking the state's overall inoculation tally to 38,40,707 since the drive started on January 16, as per figures released by the state health department on Friday.
Mumbai, Mar 19 (PTI) A total of 2,00,718 people were vaccinated in Maharashtra on Thursday, taking the state's overall inoculation tally to 38,40,707 since the drive started on January 16, as per figures released by the state health department on Friday.
Of those vaccinated, 1,18,414 were senior citizens, 30,307 were in the 40 years plus age group with comorbidities, 10,217 were health care workers and 16,848 frontline workers.
The state also administered the second dose of the vaccine to 9,044 health care workers and 16,848 frontline workers.
The cumulative vaccination figure includes 8,78,629 health care workers and 5,84,579 frontline workers who received their first dose, and 3,98,046 health care workers and 1,20,386 frontline workers who got the second one.
As many as 3,10,711 people with comorbidities in the age group of 40-60 and 15,48,356 senior citizens have been vaccinated so far under the drive.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)