UAE administers 52,433 vaccine doses

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 at 16:06

By ARN News Staff

Another 52,433 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 17,506,683 with a distribution rate of 177.01 doses per 100 people.

Around 73.42 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated, while 83.14 per cent has received the first dose.

52,433 جرعة لقاح #كوفيد19 تم تقديمها خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية، ليبلغ عدد الجرعات الكلي 17,506,683 بمعدل توزيع 177.01 جرعة لكل 100 شخص. وبنسبة 83.14% لمتلقي الجرعة الأولى، ونسبة 73.42% لمتلقي جرعتين من إجمالي السكان في دولة #الإمارات.#يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/myYAQLS0Ea
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 18, 2021

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