Urban India leaves rural way behind as vaccinations surge 44% nationwide

This is despite the prevalence of a much larger population in the country's villages and a greater number of vaccination centres in these areas, compared to urban

Urban Indians are leaving those in rural areas behind in the recent vaccination surge.

Vaccinations are up 44 per cent overall since mid-December, a little before the surge in China’s cases attracted global attention. Urban vaccinations are up 126.7 per cent to 222,000 on a weekly basis since December 14, according to an analysis of government data. Rural vaccinations have risen 3.7 per cent to a weekly figure of 208,000 in the same period. Around 65 per cent of India’s population lives in rural areas as of 2021, according to World Bank estimates.

The analysis looked at data from the