MADRID, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 30 million people in Spain have now received both doses of vaccine against COVID-19, the country's Ministry of Health confirmed on Wednesday.
The data published by the ministry showed that 30,261,332 Spaniards, or 63.8 percent of the population, are now fully vaccinated, while 35,072,910, or 73.9 percent of the population, have received one vaccine dose.
However, vaccination numbers are still considerably lower for the groups aged 12-19 (9.3 percent), 20-29 (35.8 percent) and 30-39 (58.5 percent), although the Spanish government hoped the speed of vaccination would increase as people return from their holidays.
Also on Wednesday, the ministry reported 11,956 new COVID-19 cases and 144 deaths, taking the national tallies to 4,745,558 and 82,883 respectively.
Meanwhile, the country's 14-day COVID-19 incidence continued to fall to 378.13 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Enditem
