This is the highest single day inoculations so far. On Friday till 5:15 pm, setting a new record on PM Modi's birthday, over 2 crore vaccine doses were administered.
Setting a new record on PM Narendra Modi's birthday, India achieved an unprecedented milestone by administering over two crore Covid-19 vaccine doses across the country, in a major push to the inoculation drive.
This is the highest single day inoculations so far. On Friday till 5:15 pm, setting a new record on PM Modi's birthday, over 2 crore vaccine doses were administered.
This is the fourth time that India has crossed the mark of administering more than 1 crore vaccine doses in a single day, the first time being on August 27.
"A gift to the Prime Minister on behalf of the health workers and the countrymen.Today, on the birthday of @NarendraModi, India has crossed the historical figure of 2 crore vaccines in a day, setting a new record. Well done India!" Mansukh Mandaviya said in a tweet in Hindi on Friday.
को चरितार्थ करते हुए स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों एवं देशवासियों की तरफ़ से प्रधानमंत्री जी को उपहार।
प्रधानमंत्री जी के जन्मदिन पर आज भारत ने नया कीर्तिमान स्थापित करते हुए एक दिन में 2 करोड़ टीके लगाने का ऐतिहासिक आँकड़ा पार किया है।
Well done India! pic.twitter.com/P94vXMN4Ow
India had administered close to 79 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines, as of Friday evening.
BJP national president JP Nadda said, This figure is a reflection of New India under PM @narendramodi’s leadership. India has set a path in successfully fighting COVID with visionary & diligent leadership. Congratulations to those who got vaccinated & those who made this campaign a success."
2,00,00,000 mark crossed!
This figure is a reflection of New India under PM ’s leadership. India has set a path in successfully fighting COVID with visionary & diligent leadership. Congratulations to those who got vaccinated & those who made this campaign a success. pic.twitter.com/dlaRlytRV8
Earlier, National Health Authority chief RS Sharma had tweeted,"Celebrating the relentless efforts of India's vaccinators against COVID-19, we have added a ticker to show vaccinations happening in near real-time. We are currently clocking over 42,000 vaccinations/minute or 700/second."
The BJP has asked its units across the country to help get a large number of people vaccinated on the occasion.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aims to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on Friday historic by creating a record of maximum inoculations against Covid-19 through a mega 20-day public outreach programme. It will begin from Friday and will continue till October 7. The party has asked its workers to facilitate Covid-19 vaccination drive on the occasion of his birthday as part of its "Seva and Samarpan" campaign.
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