BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. As many as 86 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Azerbaijan on July 1, Trend reports referring to the Operational Headquarters under the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers.
The first dose of the vaccine was injected into 65 citizens, the second dose – six citizens, while the third dose and the next doses were received by 12 citizens. Three citizens were vaccinated with a booster dose after a positive test result for COVID-19.
Totally, up until now, 13,967,069 vaccine doses were administered, 5,412,189 citizens received the first dose of the vaccine, 4,884,101 people – the second dose 3,404,487 – the third dose, and the next doses, the booster dose after a positive test result was 266,292 people.
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.