Phase-3 Covid-19 Vaccination Starts From May 1 ; 2.45 Beneficiaries Registers on Co-WIN Platform

India: The Phase-3 Covid-19 vaccination will start from May 1 and people above 18 years of age will be eligible for the vaccination. The Union Health Ministry stated that more than 2.45 crore beneficiaries have registered themselves on the Co-WIN digital platform.

On April 28, more than 1.37 crore had registered themselves for the vaccine while by the end of April 29, more than 1.04 crore people had done the registration. In the last 24 hours, more than 21 lakh vaccine doses have been administered.

The data from the Health Ministry stated that through 22,43,097 sessions, 15,22,45,179 vaccine doses have been administered. On April 29, 2021, 22,24,548 vaccine doses were given. 12,74,803 beneficiaries received the 1st jab of the vaccine while 9,49,745 beneficiaries received the 2nd jab of the vaccine.

The ministry said, “These include 93,86,904 HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 61,91,118 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 1,24,19,965 FLWs (1st dose), 67,07,862 FLWs (2nd dose), 5,19,01,218 1st dose beneficiaries and 1,04,41,359 2nd dose beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 5,17,78,842 (1st dose) and 34,17,911 (2nd dose) beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 years”.

In the last 24 hours, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Nagaland, Tripura and Andaman and Nicobar Islands have not reported any Covid-19 deaths. In Delhi, 395 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours.