Another 2,406 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE in the past 24 hours.
It takes the total number of doses provided so far to 11,450,769 with a distribution rate of 115.78 doses per 100 people.
2,406 جرعة من لقاح #كوفيد19 تم تقديمها خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية، ليبلغ عدد الجرعات الكلي 11,450,769 بمعدل توزيع 115.78 جرعة لكل 100 شخص. #يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/wwGty1IQ8I
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) May 16, 2021
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