Over 1.77 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states & UTs: Health Ministry

New Delhi, May 26 (UNI) More than 1.77 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses (1,77,52,594) are still available with the states and Union Territories (UTs) to be administered, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said here on Wednesday.

Furthermore, 1 lakh (1,00,000) vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the states and UTs within the next three days, the Ministry said in a statement.
The Centre has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, more than 22 crore vaccine doses (22,00,59,880) to states and UTs.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 20,13,74,636 doses (as per data available).