Giving a major boost to the vaccination drive against coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh on Monday administered over 34 lakh doses making it the highest ever single-day vaccine coverage for the state.

This was achieved under a mega free vaccination campaign on the day to inoculate maximum eligible beneficiaries. A total of 34,88,909 doses were administered, of which more than 1.74 lakh doses were logged in state capital Lucknow.

In another achievement, Uttar Pradesh has finished administering the first dose to over 55 per cent eligible adult population. Over 8.4 crore people have received the first dose of the vaccine so far.

Uttar Pradesh has also inched closer to touching the 2 crore-mark for fully vaccinated people. As many as 1.95 crore people have received both doses of the vaccine.

Earlier, UP administered more than 30 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses on August 27, which was also the highest ever in a day by any state. On August 3, UP jabbed around 29.5 lakh people that was also an all-time high record in single day coverage. On September 25, Uttar Pradesh also became the first state to cross the 100-million Covid vaccination mark.

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