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1,16,300 administered COVID-19 vaccines on Monday
DHAKA, March 1, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 1,16,300 people were administered
COVID-19 vaccines across the country on March 1.
Among the vaccine recipients, 69,635 were male and 46,665 female, according
to the data of Management Information System of Directorate General of Health
Services (DGHS).
As of February 28, the number of vaccine receivers is 32,26,825 as the
countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7. Of them
20,81,816 are male and 11,45,009 female.
People aged 40 years and above now can get registered to receive COVID- 19
vaccines, the health ministry sources said.
The vaccination drive was conducted at 50 hospitals in Dhaka city and 1,005
hospitals outside the capital today, the DGHS said, adding the immunization
programme will begin at 8am and it will continue till 2.30 pm every day.
But some hospitals will continue the vaccination programme throughout the
day, the health official said.
The inoculation would be administered among people in government hospitals
up to upazila level while 44,13,892 people got them registered till 5.30pm
today.
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