SUVA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tonga's Health Ministry confirmed on Thursday that about 83 percent of the eligible population in the island nation have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
According to local media Matangi Tonga Online, data shows 64,047 out of a total of 76,911 eligible people over the age of 12 in Tonga are double-dosed against the COVID-19.
As an island nation, Tonga has a population of 105,924. At least 96 percent of the eligible population in the country have received their first doses.
Tonga's first confirmed COVID-19 case, who is fully vaccinated, is among 215 passengers repatriated from Christchurch, a city in New Zealand, on Oct. 27 last year. Enditem