Which are the 10 states with highest covid19 vaccine beneficiaries on day 1
India
Published: Sunday, January 17, 2021, 15:39 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 17: As India began its nationwide vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus, 1,91,181 healthcare and frontline workers received the jab on Saturday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the world s biggest inoculation drive against the pandemic that has caused 1,52,093 deaths and upended millions of lives in the country.
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The Health Ministry said that the massive inoculation exercise was done during 3,352 sessions conducted by 16,755 vaccinators, marking it as a historic and biggest coronavirus vaccination drive launched by PM Modi.
These are the 10 states and UTs which have the highest beneficiaries:
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