UP First State in The Country To Cross 5 Crore Vaccination Mark; Administers 26 Lakh Jabs In Mega Drive

In a major development, Uttar Pradesh has become first state in the country to cross the 5 crore covid-19 vaccination mark as more than 26 lakh vaccines shots were administered on Tuesday during the mega drive.

Notably, the state government had set a target to administer 20 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses during a special drive yesterday. Over 12,000 centres were operating in the state for the mega campaign. However, it not only just achieved the target, it surpassed it by over 30 per cent.