As many as 50,435 people were given coronavirus vaccines in Ukraine in a single 24-hour period on July 17, with 34,079 receiving the first dose and 16,356 the second dose of a two-shot vaccine, the Ukrainian Health Ministry said on Sunday

"As many as 50,435 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in a 24-hour period on July 17, 2021. A total of 34,079 people were given the first dose, and 16,356 completed their vaccination course," the Ukrainian Health Ministry's press service said in a statement on Telegram.

A total of 179 mobile teams, 354 vaccination posts and 229 vaccinations centers operated in the 24-hour period, it said

Since vaccination began, 2,638,941 people have been vaccinated in Ukraine. Of them, 2,638,939 have received the first dose in the country, and 1,422,536 have received both doses and are now immunized completely (including two patients who received one of the two doses abroad).