64.2% of adults have received boosters

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 15,113,923 individuals, or 64.2% of the adult population, have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of Tuesday.

Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 22,930,441, or 97.5% of the group, have completed their vaccination while 23,207,220, or 98.7%, received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For children aged five to 11, a total of 1,060,063 individuals, or 29.9%, of the group have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children.

For adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,832,919 individuals, or 91%, of the group have completed their vaccination while 2,933,324, or 94.2%, received at least one dose of the vaccine.

On Tuesday, a total of 68,624 doses of vaccine were administered, with 19,511 as first doses, 1,835 as second doses and 47,278 booster doses, bringing the cumulative total vaccine doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 67,869,343.

Meanwhile, according to the GitHub portal, 79 deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded on Tuesday with Johor recording the highest number of fatalities at 16 cases, followed by Kedah and Perak with 13 cases each.

Selangor recorded 11, Pahang and Sabah with five cases each, Kelantan (four), Melaka (three), Penang, Sarawak, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya with two cases each while Negri Sembilan reported one case.