Mumbai: August has turned out to be the most productive month for Covid-19 vaccination: the country provided 1.44crore doses, a 19% increase during July and 45% of June.
The state has also crossed the six crore vaccination milestones, the second after rising.
Minister of Environment Aaditya Thackeray also said Mumbai on Monday by vaccining 336 receivers every minute, resulting in one of the most successful drives (1.61 lakh doses in a day).
Although Maharashtra was far from emitting all the adult populations of 9.5crore, he had given at least one shot to 45% (4.37 crore) from them.
This includes almost 1.62 crores that have obtained both doses.
About 53% in the most vulnerable age bracket of 45-plus also has at least one shot.
77% of the city’s adult population gives at least one younger dosein bracket 18-44, around 33.5% have at least one jab.
The data released on Wednesday showed vaccination in the state had increased from 2.61lakh in January to 9.39lakh in February.
In March, he touched 50.44lakh before he doubled to one crore in April.
It went down in May to 62lakh before it jumped to 99lakh in June and 1.21 years in July.
In September, the state expects 1.70 billion doses.
Mumbai has given 98.89 doses of lakh vaccine so far, almost 72 lakh has at least their first dose.
They accounted for 76.9% of the estimated population of adults 93.48 lakh.
“Higher vaccination coverage in Mumbai will ensure greater protection and strengthen our preparation for the third estimated Wave,” Thackeray said.
He added that this city is now more confident in its ability to replicate this vaccination scale every day.
He also praised the commitment of health workers to make Mumbai Covid-free.
In the country, Sindhudurg has dropped Kolhapur to become a district that has provided most of the doses to those above 45 years.
The district in the Concendan area has been vaccinated almost 86% with at least one dose.
Kolhapur at the top of the graph has been vaccinated by around 84% with at least one dose.
Nanded and Palghar remain at the bottom of the graph, after being given a dose of 34% and 33% respectively.
Adult Municipal Commissioner BMC Suresh Kakani said he expected a number of doses to be given because the Civic body had adequate shares on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the state managed a dose of 9.46lakh while Mumbai was vaccinated more than 1.39LEkh.