The government of Bermuda has confirmed that a total of 1,665 residents have received the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine since January 11. 

According to the government, some 7,700 Bermudans have registered for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine so far, after the British government donated 9,750 doses to the Caribbean territory. 

“As a country, we have a very ambitious goal. Our goal in Bermuda is to have 19,000 residents administered two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by the end of March which equates to 36% of the population who are eligible to be administered the vaccine at this time (16 & over),” Premier David Burt said in a national address on Tuesday (January 19).

Bermuda’s Health Minister, Kim Wilson, said of the vaccinations given last week, 738 were performed by the Bermuda Hospitals Board.

Forty went to the elderly and vulnerable at care homes, and 887 went to the elderly, healthcare workers and essential service workers at the vaccination centre. Thirty-two per cent of the vaccinations have gone to essential service workers. Two doses per person are required for the vaccine to be effective.

There are currently a reported 67 active COVID-19 cases, with six in hospital. However, according to the Bermudian Ministry of Health, none of these cases is critical.

Bermuda has now had 684 total cases of the virus. Twelve people have died.