India administers over 2 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in a day, on Prime Minister Modi’s birthday

New Delhi: India has administered over 2 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in a single day, setting a record on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, official data released by the Ministry of Health said.

The data was made available till 5.05 pm today.

This is the first time that more than two crore jabs have been administered in a single day.

According to an India Today report, the BJP has sought to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on Friday historic by administering a record Covid-19 vaccine doses. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said this is the fastest pace at which one crore doses have been administered.

As of Friday morning, India had administered a total of over 77 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines.

On August 31, India administered over 1.30 crore doses, the highest single-day vaccinations so far. India achieved the one-crore doses milestone for the first time on August 27 this year.

“A gift to the Prime Minister on behalf of the health workers and the countrymen.Today, on the birthday of @NarendraModi, India has crossed the historical figure of 2 crore vaccines in a day, setting a new record. Well done India!” Mansukh Mandaviya said in a tweet in Hindi on Friday.