Baku / 13.2.21 / Turan: In Azerbaijan, over the past day, 1,226 new cases of coronavirus infection have been registered, 1,649 patients have recovered, 18 have died, reported December 12
Operational headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers.
In total, since the beginning of the pandemic, 604,480 cases of COVID-19 infection have been identified in the country, including 576,264 g of people recovered, 8,088 - died, actively sick - 20,128.
Over the past day, in connection with the detection of new cases of infection, 11,280 tests were carried out.
Also, over the past day, 24 600 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
During the day, the number of people vaccinated with the first dose was 2 747, the second - 3 548 people.
The total number of vaccinations in Azerbaijan today is 10 894 072, of which 5 120 573 received the first dose of the vaccine, 4 617 224 received two doses, 1 156 275 people received a booster dose.
Politics
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