COVID-19 cases almost double in Almaty

As of July 7 there were registered 76,407 coronavirus cases, including 59,660 symptomatic cases, 16,747 asymptomatic and 2,103 unspecified pneumonia cases. The R0 hit 1,353.

As of today 534,199 people were vaccinated against COVID-19, including 5,240 policemen, 29,501 teachers, 34,299 health workers. 87,134 of them are people older then 60.

The sanitary and epidemiological control department urges older people to vaccinate to protect themselves from coronavirus which causes severe consequences.

There are 212 vaccination rooms in the city so far.

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.