TUNIS, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Health Ministry on Monday reported 1,160 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to 210,045.
The death toll from the virus rose by 48 to 6,802, the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, Tunisian Minister of Health Faouzi Mehdi revealed in a statement to parliament that 336,000 Tunisians have registered for the national vaccination campaign against COVID-19.
"Tunisia will receive the first batch of the vaccine, consisting of 93,600 doses, as part of the Covax initiative, on Feb. 15," said the minister.
Mehdi said that the Ministry of Health will set up more than 300 anti-COVID-19 vaccination centers, to cover the entire territory of the country. Enditem
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