DHAKA, April 15, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 10,572 people were administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines while 19,69,76 received the second dose of the vaccine across the country today.
Among the vaccine recipients, who received 1st dose, 6,890 were male and 3,682 female, while those who received the second dose, 133,655 were male and 63,321 were female, according to the data of Management Information System of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
As of April 15, the number of vaccine receivers given the first dose of vaccine was 56,86,885. Among the vaccine receivers, 35,25,989 are male and 21,60,896 female. Besides, a total of 93,01,51 people received the second dose of the vaccine, of them 63,74,56 are male and 29,26,95 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 70,88,469 people got registered till 5.30pm today.