Content_paragraphs:  The challenge posed by of the COVID-19 pandemic persists, with 14,190 cases 
  
  officially reported and 511 deaths officially recorded as at 14 May. According to the 
  
  transitional Government of Mali, as at 14 May, 71,216 persons (40,167 men and 
  
  31,049 women) had received a first dose of the vaccine, while 13,064 persons (7,766 
  
  men and 5,298 women) had been fully immunized.  
  
   
  
   
  
   XI. Economic development