DHAKA, Feb 28, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 1,25,752 people were administered
COVID-19 vaccines across the country on February 28.
Among the vaccine recipients, 75,155 were male and 50,597 female, according
to the data of Management Information System of Directorate General of Health
Services (DGHS).
As of February 27, the number of vaccine receivers is 31,10,525 as the
countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7. Of them
20,12,181 are male and 10,98,344 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 1,005
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 43,11,708 people got them registered till 5.30pm
today.