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UAE administers another 69,059 vaccine doses

Friday, 16 July 2021 15:59

By ARN News Staff

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As many as 69,059 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 16,263,585 with a distribution rate of 164.44 doses per 100 people.

Around 68 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated, while 77.5 per cent has received one dose.

69,059 جرعة لقاح #كوفيد19 تم تقديمها خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية، ليبلغ عدد الجرعات الكلي 16,263,585 بمعدل توزيع 164.44 جرعة لكل 100 شخص. وبنسبة 77.5% لمتلقي الجرعة الأولى، ونسبة 68.0% لمتلقي جرعتين من إجمالي السكان في دولة #الإمارات. #يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/dbzaBXfpMy
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) July 16, 2021

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