COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 918 700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 615 300 persons have received their first dose, with about 355 500 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 259 800 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 303 400 persons have received their second dose, with about 165 600 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 137 800 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (April 13), about 40 500 persons have received vaccination and about 22 900 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
(i) About 3 800 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 1 600 persons vaccinated at eight Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 2 200 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
(ii) about 9 400 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 5 800 persons vaccinated at the CVCs and about 3 600 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) about 14 000 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at 21 CVCs, and about 13 300 persons received their second dose of the BioNTech vaccine;
(iv) the overall percentage of people who have received the Sinovac vaccine at the eight CVCs is about 97 per cent; while the overall percentage of people who have received the BioNTech vaccine at the 21 CVCs is about 97 per cent; and
(v) about 5 400 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 17 500 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 were eight cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, five persons were discharged, two persons were discharged against medical advice and one person left the hospital without seeking any consultation (please see Annex 2).
As background information, in the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 44 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/Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Issued at HKT 22:18
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