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50,752 administered COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday
DHAKA, March 31, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 50,752 people were administered
COVID-19 vaccines across the country today.
Among the vaccine recipients, 29,157 were male and 21,595 female,
according to the data of Management Information System of Directorate General
of Health Services (DGHS).
As of March 31, the number of vaccine receivers was 53,70,431. Among the
vaccine receivers, 33,39,298 are male and 20,31,133 female as the countrywide
vaccination campaign was launched on February 7.
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 that 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 68,0,2442 people got registered till 5.30pm today.
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