As many as 87,427 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 15,198,661 with a distribution rate of 153.67 doses per 100 people.
"الصحة" تعلن تقديم 87,427 جرعة من لقاح "#كوفيد19" خلال الـ 24 ساعة الماضية.. والإجمالي حتى اليوم 15,198,661#وام pic.twitter.com/nXSRAzCMz2
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) June 29, 2021
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