COVID-19: UAE vaccine doses exceed 6.9 million

Thursday, 18 March 2021 16:29

By ARN News Staff

More than 6.98 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE so far.

According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention, 150,097 doses were given in the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses stands at 6,980,466 with a distribution rate of 70.58 doses per 100 people.

أعلنت وزارة الصحة ووقاية المجتمع عن تقديم 150,097 جرعة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية وبذلك يبلغ مجموع الجرعات التي تم تقديمها حتى اليوم 6,980,466 جرعة ومعدل توزيع اللقاح 70.58 جرعة لكل 100 شخص.#يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/WibLeeVJMl
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) March 18, 2021

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