anti-Covid jabs administered across the country has zoomed past the seven-crore mark, the Union health ministry said on Friday.
As many as 7,06,18,026 vaccine doses were administered till 8 pm, including 6,13,56,345 people who received their first dose.The ministry said that 12,76,191 doses were given only on Friday -- the 77th day of the countrywide vaccination drive -- as India registered the highest single-day rise in new infections in the last six months.While 12,40,764 people received the first dose, 35,427 beneficiaries got the second dose, as per the provisional report by late night.The second dose of the vaccine has been administered to 92,61,681 people.