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UAE administers another 161,742 COVID-19 vaccine doses

Wednesday, 17 March 2021 16:12

By ARN News Staff

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More than 6.8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE so far.

According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention, 161,742 doses were given in the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses stands at 6,830,369 with a distribution rate of 69.06 doses per 100 people.

أعلنت وزارة الصحة ووقاية المجتمع عن تقديم 161,742 جرعة خلال الساعات الـ 24 الماضية وبذلك يبلغ مجموع الجرعات التي تم تقديمها حتى اليوم 6,830,369 جرعة ومعدل توزيع اللقاح 69.06 جرعة لكل 100 شخص.#يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/rHRbpFsXPP
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) March 17, 2021

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