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58,57,971 registered to receive COVID-19 vaccines
DHAKA, March 16, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 58,57,971 people have so far been
registered to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the country as the vaccination
campaign was launched on January 27.
“As many as 58,57,971 people got registered till 2.30pm today to take
COVID-19 vaccines,” Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources
said.
As of March 15, the number of vaccine receivers is 44,85,954. Among the
vaccine receivers, 28,44,355 are male and 16,41,599 female as the
countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7.
Now the people, aged 40 years and above, 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,” the DGHS said, adding that the
immunization programme will begin at 8am and continue till 2.30 pm every day.
But some hospitals will continue the vaccination programme throughout the
day, the health official said.
People have been asked to register through visiting www.surokkha.gov.bd
website to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
Emergency hotline numbers for receiving information on vaccination are
16263, 333 and 10655.
BSS/ASG/MMR/SSS/1638 hrs