VISAKHAPATNAM: The Andhra Pradesh health department has identified 3.69 crore eligible beneficiaries for the Covid-19 vaccination in the 18-plus age group.
While the national average of first dose coverage stands at about 77%, Andhra Pradesh has inoculated about 86% of the total eligible population.
The second dose coverage in Andhra Pradesh has already crossed the 50% mark, against the national average of 33%. The state achieved the five crore vaccination mark on Sunday, becoming the 10th state in the country to reach such a milestone.
After sending nearly 1.05 crore vaccine doses to Andhra Pradesh in September, the highest ever allocation for any month since the beginning of the drive in January, the Union government has allocated 80 lakh doses to the state for October.
