India News | Over 78.58 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Provided to States, UTs So Far: Centre

New Delhi, Sep 19 (PTI) More than 78.58 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Further, more than 1.16 crore doses are in the pipeline.

Also Read | The Russian Government Still Has a Strong Influence on #Telegram Despite Lifting a Ban … – Latest Tweet by IANS Tweets.

The ministry said over 5.16 crore balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered.

The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to states and UTs for enabling better planning, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain, the ministry said.

Also Read | Andhra Pradesh MPTC, ZPTC Elections 2021 Results: Counting of Votes Underway for Mandal, Zilla Parishad Polls at 209 Centres in 13 Districts.

(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)