MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Twelve more people have succumbed to coronavirus in Somalia, the highest number of deaths recorded in the horn of Africa nation since the vaccination campaign was launched in the country by health ministry.
In its daily briefing, Somali health ministry confirmed the country registered 129 new cases of coronavirus following 1075 sample tests conducted in the last 24-hours.
The total number confirmed cases of the virus in Somalia since last March hit 10,214 with 4,532 of them recovered from the disease.
Mid this month, Somalia received 300 000 doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX Facility to protect frontline workers and elderly people with chronic health conditions from COVID-19.
The following day, the country rolled out vaccines for COVID-19 in many parts of the capital and other areas.
According to WHO, as of 21 March, 1267 people had received COVID-19 vaccines in 4 of Banadir’s main hospitals – the Banadir Hospital, De Martino Hospital, Dr Sumait Hospital, and the Racip Tayip Hospital. Overall, 393 health workers, 129 municipal staff, 147 teachers, 111 members of the police force, 32 staff from points of entry and 455 elderly people received vaccines without any experiencing any major issues.
Meanwhile, vaccination teams in 17 of Banadir’s districts were trained in delivering and storing COVID-19 vaccinations. Additional health workers are also being trained in other states of the country.
From 21 March onwards, COVID-19 vaccinations started to roll out for frontline workers and elderly people with chronic conditions in Somaliland and Puntland.
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