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Over 6 lakh Covid vaccine jabs given in Madhya Pradesh; first dose tally 4.7 crore

BHOPAL: A total of 6.37 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered in the state on Wednesday, said a health bulletin released by the directorate of health services.

With these doses being administered on Saturday a total of 4.71 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the state so far.

Mass vaccination was carried out across the state on Wednesday.

Vaccination of pregnant women had also started in the state from July 23 onwards.

However, the vaccination of expecting women will be carried out on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Among the districts where maximum doses were administered on Wednesday include Ratlam, where 33977 jabs were given, then it was Sagar district where 30265 doses were administered, followed by Shivpuri where 26629 doses were administered, then it was Jabalpur district where 25311 doses were administered.

The state government has set a target of administering at least one dose to all the 5.5 crore eligible beneficiaries of the state by the end of September this year.

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