hyderabad a total of 68 lakh booster doses have been administered so far in the state as against 28 lakh doses still pending as per the official records of the state health department while the numbers look minimal they have increased in the last one month as the interest among people to get the precautionary dose is on the rise say officialswhile earlier people did not have a sense of urgency for getting the jabs now a chunk of people are turning up in the last one month roughly 13 lakh doses were administered which is a small number however the doses administered each day have gone up from 3200 on april 1 to 7500 on april 30 this is double the number even though it is a small number it shows that more people are now inclined to take the precautionary dose we are expecting the numbers to increase further said an official from the state health department with the prediction of another surge in cases around the corner hospitals administering covid vaccination are getting between 2 and 15 cases per day for precautionary doses apart from some walkins we have a many people calling in each day to check on the availability of the dose when can they get it how much time it will take and if any other vaccine doses can be mixed and taken for the booster when we assure them of all their concerns many take a date later on or say they will come in the next few days said a vaccination officer at a corporate hospital in the city meanwhile state health authorities have urged people not to delay the precautionary dose to ensure that the entire population remains protected from the virus