As many as 84,852 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across the UAE in the past 24 hours.
It takes the total number of doses provided so far to 1,882,778, with a distribution rate of 19.04 doses per 100 people.
#UAE vaccinates 84,852 people against #COVID19 in last 24 hours.#WamNews pic.twitter.com/G5is1E9yY8
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