KS: 57.13 percent of adult population vaccinated against coronavirus

(Patria) - A total of 189,778 residents of Sarajevo Canton have so far been vaccinated with two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the KS Public Health Institute announced.

Of these, 187,874 people are over 18 years of age, representing 57.13 percent of the adult population. A third, booster dose has been received by 30,577 citizens of KS.

This data was collected through the Information System of the KS Health Insurance Fund, based on which a weekly vaccination status report was compiled.

As stated, a total of 326,516 vaccine doses have been administered in the institutions of Sarajevo Canton so far.

"227 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Of this number, 65 are vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine, representing 28.63 percent of those hospitalized, while 71.37 percent of those hospitalized are unvaccinated," the KS Public Health Institute also stated.

The KS Ministry of Health calls on citizens to get vaccinated, and reminds that all adult citizens of Sarajevo Canton can also receive the third dose of the vaccine at all vaccination points in KS health centers.