KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,003,227 children aged five to 11, or 28.3% of the age group, have received their first dose of the vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).
Based on the CovidNow website as well, 14,984,241 adults (or 63.7%) have received the booster dose, 22,927,098 (or 97.4%) are fully vaccinated, while 23,203,753 (or 98.6%) have received at least one jab.
A total of 2,830,746 (or 91%) of those aged 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated, while 2,930,978 (or 94.2%) have received at least one jab.
A total of 68,081 Covid-19 vaccine doses were dispensed on Saturday, with 29,714 being the first dose, 903 the second dose and 37,464 the booster dose, bringing the cumulative total under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 67,672,349.
According to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, there were 67 deaths, with 14 in Selangor followed by Kedah (12), Johor (10), Perak (eight), Sabah (seven), Melaka and Perlis (four each).
Pahang and Kelantan had three cases each, while Negri Sembilan and Penang had one each. — Bernama
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