India administered 1.64 million new doses of COVID-19 vaccines until 9 p.m. on June 27. Rajasthan recorded the highest number of vaccinations (0.24 million) followed by Gujarat (0.22 million) and Chhattisgarh (0.17 million).
Between June 1 and 26, 4.06 million doses were administered daily in India on average. At the current rate, a total of 1089.10 million doses can be administered by December 31, 2021, which is around 791 million doses less than those required to fully vaccinate all adults (1880.37 million doses). To fully inoculate all adults by the end of this year, 8.25 million doses need to be given daily on average in the country.
About 28.1% of adults in India, 59.3% of those aged above 45, and 66.6% of people aged above 60, were administered at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, until 8.30 p.m. on June 27. While 19.4% of the country’s population has received at least one dose, only 4.1% are fully vaccinated. The figures are based on the estimated population in 2021.
India recorded 45,217 new COVID-19 cases until 8.45 p.m. on June 27, taking the cumulative caseload to 3,02,77,659. As many as 958 new deaths were also registered taking the tally to 3,96,741.
Kerala reported 10,905 new infections, followed by Maharashtra (9,974) and Tamil Nadu (5,127). Maharashtra recorded 405 new fatalities, followed by Tamil Nadu (91) and Karnataka (89). Maharashtra’s fatalities include backlog deaths which were missed in the previous reports.
