Hummingbird News Desk
NEW DELHI, 27 APRIL: More than one crore vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories, and another 80 lakh doses will reach them in the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
“The government of India has so far provided more than 15 crore vaccine doses (15,65,26,140) to States/UTs free of cost. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 14,64,78,983 doses. More than 1 crore doses (1,00,47,157) are still available with the States/UTs to be administered. More than 80 Lakh (86,40,000) doses will be received in addition by the States/UTs in the next 3 days,” the ministry stated.
The ministry said recently some media reports quoting some government officials from Maharashtra have pointed out that the vaccines in the state are finished thereby adversely impacting the vaccination drive in the state.
It is clarified that the total COVID vaccine doses received by Maharashtra as on 27 April 2021 (at 8 am) are 1,58,62,470. Of this, the total consumption including wastage (0.22%) was 1,49,39,410. Balance of 9,23,060 doses is still available with the state for administration of vaccine doses to the eligible population groups. Furthermore, 3,00,000 doses of COVID vaccine are in the pipeline for delivery in the next three days.
West Bengal has received 1,09,83,340 doses and the total utilisation has been 1,05,86,194. The balance availability of doses with the state is 3,97,146 and 4,00,000 doses are being supplied.
Delhi has received 34,90,710 doses and the total consumption has been 31, 87,791. It has an availability of 3,02,919 doses and will receive 3,50,000 more doses.
Rajasthan so far has been supplied 1,34,12,360 doses and the total administration, including wastage, has been 1,30,98,602. The state has balance availability of 3,13,758 doses and 4,00,000 doses will be supplied.
Uttar Pradesh has received 1,33,96,780 doses and the total consumption, including wastage, is 1,23,86,199. The state has balance availability of 10,10,581 doses and 11,00,000 doses are in the pipeline.
The number of doses received by Gujarat is 1,27,69,330 and the total consumption has been 1,21,60,254. The state has balance availability of 6,09,076 doses and 5,00,000 doses are in the pipeline.
Karnataka has been given 94,47,900 doses and the total utilisation, including wastage, has been 89,05,175. The state has balance availability of 5,42,725 doses and will receive 4,00,000 more doses.
The number of doses supplied to Madhya Pradesh was 87,24,720 while the total consumption has been 82,56,759. The state has balance availability of 4,67,961 doses and will get 4,80,000 more doses in the next three days.
