Data | COVID-19 vaccination rate picks up significantly in the first ten days of April in India

Tamil Nadu is one of the few major States that recorded a decrease in vaccination rate between April 1 and 10 compared to March 21 and 30

The rate of picked up significantly between April 1 and 10. From over 1.8 million average target doses in the last ten days of March, vaccination levels doubled to 3.6 million average daily doses in the first ten days of April. If this vaccination rate continues, the number of doses will exceed the upper bound of the target of 400 million to 500 million doses set for July 31. However, wide disparities exist among States. , for instance, is one of the few major States that recorded a decrease in the rate between April 1-10 compared to March 21-30. Jharkhand recorded a minor reduction in the rate of vaccination as well, while Assam registered only a marginal increase. From April 1 to April 10, 3.64 million doses were administered daily on an average in India, compared to 1.84 million average daily doses given between March 21 to March 30. At the current rate, India would be able to administer 510 million doses by July 31, around 10 million doses more than the target (upper bound) of 500 million. India will achieve the target even if it slows down marginally from 3.64 million daily doses to 3.55 million in the coming days.