new delhi the cumulative number of covid19 vaccine doses administered in the country reached 143 crore on tuesday the union health ministry saidmore than 57 lakh 5776358 vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pmthe daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night the ministry saidthe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on january 16 with healthcare workers hcws getting inoculated in the first phase the vaccination of frontline workers flws started from february 2the next phase of covid19 vaccination commenced from march 1 for people over 60 years of age and those aged 45 and above with specified comorbid conditionsthe country launched vaccination for all people aged more than 45 years from april 1 the government then decided to expand its vaccination drive by allowing everyone above 18 to be vaccinated from may 1