RANGPUR, Oct 24, 2021 (BSS) - A total of 35,920 more citizens were
inoculated with the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in all eight districts
of Rangpur division on Saturday.

  "Among the new 35,920 vaccinated citizens, 16,394 were inoculated with
Sinopharm Covid-19 jab, 19,466 citizens with AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab and 60
others with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 jab," said Divisional Director (Health)
Dr Md Motaharul Islam.

  "With the inoculation of 35,920 citizens with the first dose of the Covid-
19 vaccine today, the total number of the first dose recipients rose to
44,66,189 in all eight districts of the division.

   Among the first dose recipient 44,66,189 citizens, 12,95,848 people were
vaccinated with AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, 30,38,432 with Sinopharm Covid-19
jab and 1,31,849 others with Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in the division.

   Meanwhile, the total number of the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
recipient citizens rose to 20,47,729 with the inoculation of more 25,950
people with the second dose of the jab on Saturday in the division.

   Among the 25,950 new second dose recipient citizens, 125 were inoculated
with AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and 25,835 others with Sinopharm Covid-19
vaccine on Saturday," Dr Islam said.

  "The second dose recipient 20,47,729 citizens include 5,42,657 people
vaccinated with AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, 13,80,113 people with Sinopharm
Covid-19 jab and 1,23,959 others with Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in the
division," Dr Islam added.