Coronavirus | Close to 3 million doses administered everyday on consecutive days in over a month

Those turning up for first dose now make up over 93% of the daily doses

For the first time in over a month, India has administered close to 3 million doses everyday on consecutive days — something not seen since mid-April, suggests figures from CoWIN, the vaccine management portal. A rise in the number of daily vaccinations has been apparent since May 24 and is led by an increase in those turning up for the first dose of vaccine, who now make up over 93% of the daily doses administered. There is however no guarantee this trend will continue as there is considerable lag between vaccine production and its actually supply. On May 28, India administered 3 million doses — the first time it has crossed that mark since April 17. As of Saturday evening, 2.92 million doses were administered and as far as previous trends go these numbers are usually revised upwards when the day’s doses are accounted for.