Bengaluru, Record 30 lakh jabs were administered in Karnataka on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on Friday, which accounted for 11% of the total doses administered in the Country. 

Health and Medical Education minister Dr.K.Sudhakar said that around 1.68 lakh doses are yet to be recorded on the Cowin portal, thus total jabs will reach 30 lakhs.

Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Mr. Sudhakar said, "we had decided to celebrate PM Narendra Modiji's birthday in a meaningful manner with an accelerated special vaccination drive". 

"Chief Minister B.S. Bommai fully supported the initiative and we had set a target to clock 30 lakh jabs. As of 8:30 AM on Saturday 29,50,093 doses have been administered", he said. 

By inoculating 62,003 persons for every 10 lakh eligible population, Karnataka stands first in the entire country. 14,401 vaccination centres were set up across the state, and on average 205 doses were administered in each centre. 14 districts have achieved more than the target and only 4 districts have achieved 75% of the target, said the minister. 

With 4.09 lakh doses, BBMP has administered the highest jabs in the country. 2.57 lakh doses have been administered in Belagavi. About 14.96 jabs were administered to women, while 14.53 lakh men were inoculated. Cumulatively state has administered more than 5 crore doses and the last one crore has been achieved in just 20 days. More than one crore people are fully vaccinated with both doses, explained the minister. 

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