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Azerbaijan shares data on number of vaccinated citizens

Society Materials 26 May 2023 16:50 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan shares data on number of vaccinated citizens

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 26. As many as 179 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Azerbaijan, Trend reports referring to the Operational Headquarters under the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers.

The first dose of the vaccine was injected into 22 citizens, the second dose – 110 citizens, while the third dose and the next doses were received by 44 citizens. Three citizens were vaccinated with a booster dose after a positive test result for COVID-19.

Totally, up until now, 13,964,723 vaccine doses were administered, 5,411,367 citizens received the first dose of the vaccine, 4,883,651 people – the second dose, 3,403,490 people – the third dose, and the next doses.

Besides, 266,215 citizens were vaccinated with a booster dose after a positive test result for COVID-19.

The first COVID-19 case in Azerbaijan was reported on Feb. 28, 2020. The coronavirus outbreak reportedly started in the Chinese city of Wuhan - which is an international transport hub - at a fish market in late December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Some sources claim the coronavirus outbreak started as early as November 2019.

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