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Mass vaccination drive in Tamil Nadu touches 28 lakh in a single day
A total of 28,91,021 people were vaccinated during the mega vaccination drive held at 40,000 camps across TN on Sunday. With this, the total number of inoculations in the State crossed the four-crore mark, 22.91 lakh jabs administered in private sites and 3.79 crore doses in government sites.
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The drive, which began at 7 am, initially targeted 20 lakh doses but crossed that mark at 4 pm. A total of 21.07 lakh first doses were given, while 7.29 lakh second doses were administered. The highest number of 1.88 lakh doses were recorded in Chennai, followed by 1.51 lakh in Coimbatore and 1.21 lakh in Tirupur. Several districts, including Erode, Chengalpattu, Thanjavur, were given additional doses for having reported a high number of cases. .
“We overachieved the target as there was overwhelming response. Existing stock is expected to be over,” said Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan. Chief Minister MK Stalin congratulated Subramanian and health officials for achieving the feat of inoculating over 25 lakh people on Sunday in “marathon speed”.
Meanwhile, the mega vaccination drive evoked an overwhelming response in Madurai and other districts in the southern region.
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