By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews

The Bolivian Ministry of Health and Sports in its COVID-19 vaccination report to date, states that up through Oct. 7,  6,931,689 people have been immunized between the first, second and single doses of the vaccines Sputnik V, AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Pfizer and Janssen throughout the national territory.

3,465,927 health workers, teachers, seniors, people over 18 years of age and pregnant women received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the second was also administered to 2,574,268 people.

Nearly 61 percent of the eligible population has received their first dose.

During the past month, Bolivia has reported 8,729 COVID-19 cases, including 222 deaths. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 503,022 cumulative cases have been reported with 18,780 total deaths.

 

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