Foreign workers queue as they wait to get their Covid-19 jab at the Bukit Jalil Stadium vaccination centre August 10, 2021. ― Picture by Choo Choy May
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 ― Some 28.3 per cent or 9,246,295 of the country’s population have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
Through an infographic shared on his Twitter, the minister said a total of 16,119,916 people have received the first dose of the vaccine, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered until yesterday to 25,366,211 doses.
“According to percentage, 68.9 per cent of the country’s adult population has received the first dose, and 39.5 per cent have completed both the doses,” he said.
Jumlah pemberian vaksin COVID-19 sehingga 10 Ogos 2021 ialah 25,366,211 dos.
357,981 dos pada 10 Ogos.
Dos 1 : 160,320
Dos 2 : 197,661
Jumlah yg terima dos pertama ialah 16,119,916 orang. Daripada jumlah itu, 9,246,295 orang terima dos kedua.#LindungDiriLindungSemua pic.twitter.com/9xtbsmlboU
— Dr Adham Baba (@DrAdhamBaba) August 11, 2021
On the daily vaccination rate, 357,891 vaccine doses were dispensed yesterday with 160,320 doses as first dose and 197,661 doses for the second dose recipients.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme was launched last Feb 24 to curb the spread of the virus in the country. ― Bernama