Selangor Journal
A health worker administering the Covid-19 vaccine to a vaccine recipient at the MSU Medical Centre vaccination centre (PPV), Shah Alam, on July 11, 2021. — Picture by HAFIZ OTHMAN/SELANGORKINI

More than 22 mln Covid-19 vaccine doses administered as of yesterday

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — A total of 22,152,367 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered nationwide under the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme as of yesterday.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, through an infographic shared on his Twitter, said 14,711,532 doses were administered as first dose, while 7,440,835 doses were administered to second dose recipients.

According to percentage, 45 per cent of the country’s population has received the first dose and 22.8 per cent having completed both doses of the vaccination, he said.

On the daily vaccination rate, 483,368 doses were administered yesterday with 240,394 doses as first dose and 242,974 doses as second dose.

— Bernama

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