Statistics for COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
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In the past 24 hours ending at 8pm today (March 18), the following figures were recorded:
(i) About 11 800 persons received their first dose of Sinovac vaccine, including about 8 300 persons vaccinated at eight Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 3 100 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme; and
(ii) About 10 800 persons received their first dose of BioNTech vaccine at 19 CVCs.
(iii) A total of about 22 600 persons received their first dose of vaccine.
The overall percentage of people who have received Sinovac vaccine at eight CVCs today is about 83 per cent, while the overall percentage of people who have received BioNTech vaccine at 19 CVCs today is about 94 per cent.
So far, a cumulative total of about 276 600 persons have received their first vaccination dose (Annex 1), with about 201 500 persons receiving Sinovac vaccine and about 75 100 persons receiving BioNTech vaccine.
As of 8pm today, about 9 600 persons had reserved their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine online in the past 24 hours, while about 18 600 persons had reserved their first and second doses of the BioNTech vaccine online.
In the past 24 hours ending at 0000 hours today, there were 12 cases of ambulance transfer to hospital. Among them, 11 cases were discharged and one case was admitted for observation (Annex 2).
Ends/Thursday, March 18, 2021
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