Over 140,000 people get COVID-19 shots in Ukraine on Aug 9

A total of 140,008 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ukraine on Monday, August 9, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook.

"As many as 140,008 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on August 9, 2021. Some 83,697 people received their first dose, and 56,311 people were fully vaccinated," the report reads.

According to the ministry, 879 mobile vaccination teams, 2,646 vaccination sites, and 310 vaccination centres were operating across the country in the past day.

A total of 6,678,726 doses have been administered in Ukraine since it launched a vaccination campaign, with 4,220,768 people receiving their first dose and 2,457,958 people receiving both doses (two people received their first dose abroad).

Some 781 new coronavirus cases were registered in Ukraine on August 9.

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