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UAE administers 24,747 vaccine doses

Monday, 9 August 2021 16:06

By ARN News Staff

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Another 24,747 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE in the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided so far stands at 17,137,750 with a distribution rate of 173.28 doses per 100 people.

Around 72.18 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated, while 80.65 per cent has received the first dose.

24,747 جرعة لقاح #كوفيد19 تم تقديمها خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية، ليبلغ عدد الجرعات الكلي 17,137,750 بمعدل توزيع 173.28 جرعة لكل 100 شخص. وبنسبة 80.65% لمتلقي الجرعة الأولى، ونسبة 72.18% لمتلقي جرعتين من إجمالي السكان في دولة #الإمارات. #يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/NVtzAB2DZf
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 9, 2021

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