375,260 have received both doses of vaccine
A total of 375,260 individuals in the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) have received both doses of their vaccine shots up to Friday, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
He said in the same period, 565,940 people had received their first dose, bringing the total number of doses administered so far to 941,200.
Based on an infographic shared on his Twitter account yesterday, Selangor recorded the highest number of the first dose administered at 76,273, followed by Sarawak (57,682), Sabah (53,859), Perak (52,639) and Kuala Lumpur (52,110).
Selangor also recorded the highest number of recipients who had completed both doses, totalling 51,383 individuals, followed by Sabah (40,162), Perak (37,884), Kuala Lumpur (33,603) and Sarawak (30,014).
Meanwhile, Dr Adham said 8,378,754 individuals have signed up for the NIP, with Selangor recording the highest number of registrations with 2,250,428 people.
According to the programme, the implementation of the first phase of vaccination is from February to April, involving 500,000 frontliners, mainly health workers.
The second phase is from this month to August involving 9.4 million senior citizens aged 60 and above, as well as vulnerable groups with morbidity problems, in addition to persons with disabilities.
The third phase scheduled from May to February 2022 is for individuals aged 18 and above, targeting about 13.7 million people.