Raipur Sep 22 PTI More than 174 crore COVID-19 vaccine shots have been administered so far to eligible beneficiaries in Chhattisgarh since the launch of the nationwide inoculation drive in January an official said on Wednesday More than 129 crore people have received the first dose of the vaccine while 4521 lakh have taken both jabs the official from the states public relations department said A total of 17440152 vaccine doses have been administered to people in the state till Tuesday he said At least 310208 healthcare workers have been vaccinated with the first dose of which 257299 have also received their second dose the official said Similarly 318104 frontline workers FLW have taken the first dose and 246993 have been fully vaccinated he said In the above 45 age category 5646848 beneficiaries have been vaccinated with the first dose and of them 2605741 have got their second jab as well he said As many as 6643564 people have received the first dose of vaccine in the age group of 18-44 while 1411395 have been fully vaccinated the official added As per official figures till Tuesday Chhattisgarhs had recorded 1005120 COVID-19 cases including 13563 deaths and 991260 recoveries The state is now left with 297 active cases PTI TKP ARU ARU