Over 12.86 crore doses cumulatively given so far, about 2.61L administered in past 24 hrs

kolkata: Bengal has cumulatively administered around 12.86 crore doses so far in Bengal since the immunisation drive began out of which around 2,61,830 doses were administered in the past 24 hours.

Around 6.96 crore people have received first Covid doses while around 5.74 crore received double doses.

Around 19,429 first doses have been administered on Thursday.

State has so far administered over 15,82,591 booster or precautionary doses of Covid vaccine on the health professionals, front-line workers and senior citizens on Friday. Around 14,487 booster doses were administered across the state on Thursday.

Around 6,946 AEFI cases have been reported across Bengal so far. Around 3,817 Covid vaccination centers have been operational in the state.

Around 44 lakh vials of Corbevax, Covid vaccinne that has been given clearance by the Centre is expected to arrive the state.

The Centre had recently given clearance to Corbevax so that it can be applied on the children in the age group 12-15.

Incidentally, state had already started administering a second dose of Covaxine among adolescents in the age group 15-18. Nearly around 45 lakh eligible adolescents in this age group have received doses.