Bengaluru (Karnataka), Sept. 18 -- : As many as 29 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in Karnataka on Friday and about 1.68 lakh doses are yet to be recorded on Cowin portal, said health and medical education minister Dr K Sudhakar.
He also added that the state accounted for 11 per cent of the total doses administered in the country and achieved a unique feat.
Addressing the press conference, Dr Sudhakar said, "We had decided to celebrate PM Narendra Modiji's birthday in a meaningful manner with an accelerated special vaccination drive. Chief Minister BS 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 and another 1.68 lakh dos...