As many as 118,928 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been provided in the UAE in the last 24 hours.
It brings the total number of doses administered so far to 1,394,580 with a distribution rate of 14.10 doses per 100 people.
118,928 doses of the #COVID19 vaccine were given in the last 24 hours, to reach 1,394,580 as a total number of doses and with a rate of 14.10 doses per 100 people as vaccine distribution.#TogetherWeRecover pic.twitter.com/Jlvg4zZLRM
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) January 13, 2021
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