ISLAMABAD: Pakistan made a new daily record by inoculating more than 1.5 million people against COVID-19 across the country.
According to National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan administered 1,590,309 people against the corroanvirus in the past 24-hour period with more than a million people getting their first shots.
In a statement on twitter, the NCOC said the highest single-day vaccine administration was carried out on August 31 (whose 24-hour period ends now). To date, 5,678,446 Pakistanis have been vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 500,000 people were vaccinated for the second time yesterday.
Vaccine Statistics:
Vaccine administered across Pakistan on 31 Aug: 1,590,309
Total vaccine administered till now: 56,768,446
Highest single day vaccine administration carried out on 31 August! (First dose more than 1 M, second dose more than 0.5 M)!
Well done Pakistan ????????— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) September 1, 2021
Earlier today, NCOC head Asad Umar said that 40 percent eligible population in 20 cities of the country has been vaccinated against COVID-19 as total vaccination in the country stands at 35 percent of the eligible population.
The federal minister said that they had set a minimum target of 40 percent of the population aged above 18 being partially vaccinated by the end of August for 24 major cities. “Out of these 20 met the target. Only cities to miss the target were Hyderabad, Mardan, Nowshera, and Quetta,” he said.
Giving a province-wise breakup, he said aid 69 percent population in Islamabad has received vaccine dose, 51 percent in Azad Kashmir, 39 percent in Gilgit Baltistan, 37 percent in Punjab, 35 percent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 32 percent in Sindh, and 12 percent in Balochistan. He said that single-day vaccination crossed 1.5 million mark for the first time yesterday.
vaccination targets set for 24 large cities by end September . Partial vaccination 60% & full vaccination 40% of eligible population. These are tough targets, specially for full vaccination but achievable with a focused effort and high quality execution inshallah
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) September 1, 2021
