As many as 117,863 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE in the past 24 hours.
It takes the total number of doses provided so far to 11,822,054 with a distribution rate of 119.53 doses per 100 people.
117,863 جرعة من لقاح #كوفيد19 تم تقديمها خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية، ليبلغ عدد الجرعات الكلي 11,822,054 بمعدل توزيع 119.53 جرعة لكل 100 شخص. #يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/LSCk8acgAm
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) May 20, 2021
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