India has recorded 18,795 new cases of coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours and infections are on a steady decline. This is the first time in six months that new cases in 24 hours are less than 20,000. On the other hand, the vaccination drive across the country has picked up too, but the performance has been lukewarm in 50% states of the country.

In a tweet on the ICAR Twitter handle, it was said that 87 crore vaccine shots have been administered as of now in India. Of these, 63.8 crore are first doses and 23.06 crore are second doses.

If the state-wise data of vaccination is seen, then it will be found that those states lagging in almost all indexes are falling behind on the vaccination drive as well. There are states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand where less than 10% of the population has received a double dose of the vaccine.