COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 544 000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 475 100 persons have received their first dose, with about 323 800 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 151 300 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 68 900 persons have received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (April 3), the following vaccination and booking figures were recorded:
(i) About 3 600 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 3 300 persons vaccinated at eight Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 300 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
(ii) about 9 100 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 7 400 persons vaccinated at the CVCs and about 1 700 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) the overall percentage of people who have received the Sinovac vaccine at the eight CVCs is about 96 per cent; and
(iv) about 3 200 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 42 300 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the BioNTech vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there was one case of an ambulance transfer to a hospital. The person was discharged against medical advice (please see Annex 2).
As background information, in the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 53 cases of stroke or myocardial infarction that required admission to the Intensive Care Unit, Acute Stroke Unit and Cardiac Care Unit of public hospitals. The state of new cases admitted to the wards concerned is provided as a cross reference to enhance fuller public understanding of cases of the kind recorded on vaccine recipients.
Ends/Saturday, April 3, 2021
Issued at HKT 22:33
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