The Portuguese Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that the country s COVID-19 vaccination rollout is above the average pace in the European Union (EU).
The ministry said Portugal has administered 7.50 doses per 100 inhabitants, compared to the EU average of 6.83/100.
Two months after starting its vaccination campaign, Portugal has administered at least the first dose to 837,887 people, including 263,825 who have received the second shot.
The number of first doses given exceeds the country s cumulative COVID-19 infections, which stood at 803,844 after 1,071 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, according to data from health authorities.
Portugal recorded another 33 deaths related to COVID-19 on Saturday, pushing the death toll to 16,276 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Vaccination rollout in Portugal above EU average pace: health ministry
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