MADRID: Spain said on Wednesday (Sep 1) 70 per cent of its population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, fulfilling a goal set by the government for August, while the incidence rate kept the decreasing tendency of the past month after a big surge. With over 66 million doses administered, 70.3
MADRID: Spain said on Wednesday 70 per cent of its population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, fulfilling a goal set by the government for August, while the incidence rate kept the decreasing tendency of the past month after a big surge.
With over 66 million doses administered, 70.3 per cent of the Spanish population had received by Aug 31 a complete vaccination programme while 77 per cent had been partially vaccinated, Health Ministry data showed. "We have achieved it thanks to the strength of the national public service, the effort by health professionals, the work from public agencies and the great awareness from citizens," Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tweeted.
The average number of cases per 100,000 people in the last 14 days in Spain decreased to 221 on Wednesday from 233 the prior day, according to the Health Ministry, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to over 4.8 million. But deaths registered in the past seven days grew, totalling 352 on Wednesday's report versus 319 on Tuesday, taking the overall number of fatalities caused by the virus to around 84,500.But in a sign of progress, central and regional authorities agreed to increase from 40 per cent to a maximum of 60 per cent the allowed occupancy in outdoor sports facilities, such as soccer stadiums, for the month of September, in a relief to clubs hard-hit by the pandemic's impact.
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