The number of people that have taken a COVID-19 vaccine in Rwanda is approaching the 400,000 mark as the country continues its mass vaccination drive.

According to the latest data from the country's health ministry, a total of 390,339 people have received at least one jab of the vital shot, 246,476 of whom have already taken both jabs of the two-dose AstraZeneca vaccine.

This translates to 63 percent of persons vaccinated against COVID-19 being fully inoculated.

Rwanda ramped up its mass vaccination exercise late last month after receiving additional 247,000 doses of AstraZeneca through the World Health Organization (WHO) COVAX mechanism.

The vaccination program has prioritized high-risk groups, including the elderly (aged 60 and above), healthcare workers and people with chronic health conditions.

By Saturday, the East African country had reported 30,048 COVID-19 infections with 378 deaths.

Rwanda needs at least 13 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate 60 percent of the population – about 7.5 million people – which it targets to immunize by June 2022.