Over 5L beneficiaries inoculated in 5 days: B’desh Health ministry
By IANS| Updated: 12th February 2021 11:39 pm IST
By Sumi Khan
Dhaka, Feb 12 : Nearly 5,42,309 beneficiaries in Bangladesh have received Covid-19 vaccine shots in merely five days, the country’s Health Ministry said on Friday.
On Thursday, the fifth day of the nationwide immunisation drive, the centres witnessed 2,04,540 beneficiaries turning up to receive the shot. So far, over 1 million people have registered for vaccination.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh on Friday reported five more Covid-19 deaths, the lowest in 282 days, taking the cumulative toll to 8,253, said Nasima Sultana, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Bangladesh.