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The country’s health ministry said a third of those diagnosed with COVID-19 last week had two doses of the vaccine.

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was analyzing coronavirus data in Seychelles after the country’s health ministry said it was fully vaccinated more than a third of people who tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

The Ministry and the WHO stressed that most of those who tested positive did not get the vaccine or received a single dose, that they did not fully vaccinate any of the dead and vaccinated almost all those who need treatment for serious or serious cases.

The WHO has said it is closely monitoring the state of the Indian Ocean nation, which has a population of less than 100,000 and reports hundreds of cases on a daily basis.

“Our teams continue to analyze data, assess progress and understand trends,” a spokesman told Reuters in an email to Reuters.

The seven-day average of positive cases rose from 120 on April 30 to 314 on May 8, according to a statement issued by the ministry late Monday. Nearly two-thirds of the positive cases were close to another person who was positive.

37% of those who tested positive said they received two doses of the vaccine.

To date, 57% of those fully vaccinated have been vaccinated by Chinese state-owned pharmacist Sinopharm, and 43 percent have received AstraZeneca shots. Nearly 60% of the population has had two doses, the WHO said.

The ministry said 80% of those in need of hospital treatment have not been vaccinated and are people with co-illnesses. The minister could not be reached immediately for further comment.

The WHO has said that Sinopharmen III. A large phase trial showed that two doses, administered over a 21-day period, were 79 percent effective against symptomatic infection after a second dose and 14 days or more. AstraZeneca said in March that the COVID-19 vaccine was 76 percent effective.

The WHO approved the Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use on Friday. The decision also clears the way for the vaccine to be included in COVAX, especially in the global vaccination program for the poorest countries.

The number of confirmed cases in Seychelles since the start of the pandemic is less than 8,200. Cases fell slightly from May 7 to May 8, the ministry said in a statement, but “the rate of transmission remains high and worrying.”

The WHO said the vaccine alone would not completely stop transmission and that preventive health measures such as social restraint, wearing a mask and washing hands should be followed.