Over 476 thou vaccinated against COVID-19 in Almaty rgn so far
Since the start of the year Almaty region has received a total of 519,145 doses of the first CVOID-19 vaccine component.
According to Almaty region sanitary epidemiological department, the total COVID-19 cases stand at 28,733, of which 18,238 are symptomatic, in the region. The COVID-19 incidence rate is estimated at 1,344.3 per 100 thousand people. The growth rate has risen from 0.2% to 0.4% over the past two weeks.
The region has reported 144 COVID-19 cases, including 116 symptomatic and 28 asymptomatic ones, over the past day, with the growth rate of 0.5%. Of the fresh daily cases, 24 have been reported in children under 14, 12 in school students and three in college and university students.
The region’s COVID-19 recoveries have totaled 27,025. 30 Almaty region residents have been discharged from hospitals and 21 released from home isolation in the region in the past 24 hours.
476,699 people have so far received the first component of COVID-19 vaccines and 258,403 - both components, including 11,539 civil servants, 22,987 health workers, 37,224 teachers, 187 media reps, 3,520 persons with chronic disease, and 357,949 people of other groups, in Almaty region.
Recall that the vaccination campaign kicked off across Kazakhstan on February 1, 2021. Kazakhstani healthcare workers were the first in line to get the vaccine against the coronavirus infection. Overall vaccination started on April 2, 2021. Citizens of Kazakhstan eligible for vaccination and willing to vaccinate can choose from a number of anti-COVID vaccines, including the homegrown QazVac vaccine.