Key states' vaccination numbers dipped before and after Monday surge

MP showed a decline on four of seven days leading up to the record, ranging from 50-98%; UP showed only marginal declines on two days; Karnataka had double-digit declines on five days

Two of the three top contributors to Monday’s record vaccinations also saw double-digit declines in jabs on multiple days before the surge. Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh accounted for over 40 per cent of Monday’s record-setting 8.7 million vaccinations. The top state Madhya Pradesh also recorded over one million vaccinations on Wednesday as per provisional evening numbers, accounting for 17.6 per cent of the 5.97 million doses given nationally.

Madhya Pradesh showed a decline on four out of seven days leading up to the record, ranging from 50 per cent to 98 per cent. The fall worsened closer to