COLOMBO, Jul 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s health authorities, on Wednesday, administered the highest number of COVID-19 vaccines in a single day, with nearly 400,000 people jabbed, statistics from the Health Ministry showed here yesterday.
According to official figures, 384,763 people had been vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday, out of which 338,572 people had received the first dose of Sinopharm, and 35,410 people received the second dose of Sinopharm vaccine.
In addition, 3,365 persons were administered the Sputnik V vaccines, as the first dose, while the first dose of Pfizer vaccines was given to 7,416 recipients.
The Health Ministry said, to date, Sri Lanka administered over four million first doses of the vaccines across the country, with the majority having received the Sinopharm.
Sri Lanka is presently facing a third wave of COVID-19, with authorities warning of a spread of the Delta variant.
The country has to date recorded 279,059 patients, since the first local patient was detected in Mar last year, while 3,611 deaths have been reported.– NNN-XINHUA
