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2,34,564 administered COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday

DHAKA, Feb 20, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 2,34,564 people were administered

COVID-19 vaccines across the country on February 20.

Among the vaccine receivers, 1,45,280 were male and 89,284 female,

according to the data of Management Information System of Directorate General

of Health Services (DGHS).

As of today (Saturday) , the number of vaccine receivers is 20,82,877 as the vaccination campaign was launched on January 27. Of them, 13,78,935 are male and 7,03,942 female.

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 1005

hospitals outside the capital today, the DGHS said, adding 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 31,36,976 people so far got them registered to be

inoculated.

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