1.32 Crore Vaccination Registrations in One Day Through CoWIN Portal 2m3qe Technology News

Starting May 1, all citizens aged 18-44 are eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccine in India. 6sk5l

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 29 April 2021 11:53 IST

1.32 Crore Vaccination Registrations in One Day Through CoWIN Portal

Photo Credit: Twitter/ Aarogya Setu 14441i

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Portal was handling more than 50,000 API calls per second yesterday
Appointments will be available when State Government schedule sessions
India began its vaccination program in January

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Coronavirus vaccine registration for all citizens aged above 18 opened up last evening on Wednesday, and after some server crashes and glitches, the CoWIN portal ed over 1.32 crore people. More than 35 lakh people ed in the first hour after launch on the Cowin.gov.in portal. Appointments for people aged 18-44 will be available when State Governments and private vaccination centres schedule sessions, the Centre said. India began the vaccination process on January 1, starting with health and frontline workers. The second phase began on March 1 wherein all s above the age of 45 were allowed to take the vaccine with conditions.

Starting May 1, all citizens aged above 18 are eligible to take the Aarogya Setu handle also tweeted that more than 35 lakhs people ed in the first hour after launch of 18 plus registration on http://cowin.gov.in.

While registrations were possible, even after the glitches and slow servers, appointments are still not available for those in the 18-44 age group. The Aarogya Setu Twitter says that “Appointments for 18-44 will be available when State Governments and Private Vaccination Centers schedule vaccination sessions.”

COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Opens for All Adults in India

In Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Covaxin. Sputnik V vaccines are coming in a few weeks, and the government has fast-tracked approvals for other foreign vaccines.

As of April 29, Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 63,309. It is followed by Karnataka with 39,047 while Kerala reported 35,013 new cases. Ten States including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan report 72.20 percent of the new cases. A total of 3,79,257 new cases were ed in the last 24 hours. The national mortality rate has been falling and currently stands at 1.11 percent.

To for the vaccine, s can head to the CoWIN portal, Aarogya Setu app, or Umang app. s will need to by filling in their phone number and OTP. The government requires a valid Indian ID proof. This can be your driving licence, PAN card, port, pension book, Aadhaar card, NPR smart card, or voter ID card (e-elector photo identity card).

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