<p>India administered 13.78 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines within a month of launching the centralised free vaccination drive on June 21.</p>.<p>The total number of doses administered as of June 20 was a little over 28 crore, while the number crossed to 41.78 crore on July 21.</p>.<p>As on Thursday, India had administered cumulatively 42.28 crore doses of vaccines with 48.86 lakh shots given to beneficiaries by 7:00 pm.</p>.<p>The first day of the new vaccination drive on June 21 had witnessed a record number of 86 lakh vaccinations.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/over-4176-crore-vaccine-doses-administered-in-india-so-far-health-ministry-1011266.html" target="_blank">Over 41.76 crore vaccine doses administered in India so far: Health Ministry</a></strong></p>.<p>However, the daily number of vaccine doses administered dipped thereafter, but stabilised around an average of 40 lakh doses every day.</p>.<p>Three states – Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have administered more than one crore cumulative doses of Covid-19 Vaccine in the age group 18-44 years.</p>.<p>According to the health ministry, more than 3.20 crore vaccine doses were currently available with states, union territories and private hospitals for inoculation.</p>.<p>States and union territories have so far received a total of 43,79,78,900 vaccine doses through all channels and a further 7,00,000 doses are in the pipeline, it said.</p>.<p>“Vaccine production is increasing continuously in the country. As production increases, so will the speed of vaccination,” Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.</p>
<p>India administered 13.78 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines within a month of launching the centralised free vaccination drive on June 21.</p>.<p>The total number of doses administered as of June 20 was a little over 28 crore, while the number crossed to 41.78 crore on July 21.</p>.<p>As on Thursday, India had administered cumulatively 42.28 crore doses of vaccines with 48.86 lakh shots given to beneficiaries by 7:00 pm.</p>.<p>The first day of the new vaccination drive on June 21 had witnessed a record number of 86 lakh vaccinations.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/over-4176-crore-vaccine-doses-administered-in-india-so-far-health-ministry-1011266.html" target="_blank">Over 41.76 crore vaccine doses administered in India so far: Health Ministry</a></strong></p>.<p>However, the daily number of vaccine doses administered dipped thereafter, but stabilised around an average of 40 lakh doses every day.</p>.<p>Three states – Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have administered more than one crore cumulative doses of Covid-19 Vaccine in the age group 18-44 years.</p>.<p>According to the health ministry, more than 3.20 crore vaccine doses were currently available with states, union territories and private hospitals for inoculation.</p>.<p>States and union territories have so far received a total of 43,79,78,900 vaccine doses through all channels and a further 7,00,000 doses are in the pipeline, it said.</p>.<p>“Vaccine production is increasing continuously in the country. As production increases, so will the speed of vaccination,” Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.</p>