India Reaches 200 Crore Covid Jab Milestone, 18 Months After First Shot

199.97 crore covid vaccine doses were administered across the country until Saturday night, which includes 5.48 crore doses of the precaution dose.

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed the 200 crore, or 2 billion mark, today, 18 months after vaccinations began in the country on 16 January 2021.

199.97 crore covid vaccine doses were administered across the country until Saturday night, which includes 5.48 crore doses of the precaution dose.

It took 277 days to reach the earlier milestone of 100 crore doses. On September 17 last year, 2.5 crore vaccine doses were administered in a single day, the highest so far.

According to CoWIN, here are over 14,000 sites conducting vaccinations across the country.