India's New World Record: Over 2.5 Crore Vaccinated on PM's Birthday

India crossed 2.5 crore Covid vaccinations in a day for the first time on Friday as the government raced to deliver a record on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday. This is the first time the country has completed more than two crore vaccinations in one day. As many as 2,00,34,207 coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far. The number is set to rise by the end of the day.The country’s cumulative figure has jumped to over 79 crore. Karnataka topped the Covid vaccination drive in the country by administering 2.69 million doses till 9 pm. PM Modi tweeted, " Every Indian would be proud of today’s record vaccination numbers. I acknowledge our doctors, innovators, administrators, nurses, healthcare and all front-line workers who have toiled to make the vaccination drive a success. Let us keep boosting vaccination to defeat COVID-19".