KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 22,868,434 people or 97.7% of the adult population have completed their Covid-19 vaccination.

       Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, 23,158,375 people or 98.9% of the group have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       For the adolescent population, 87.7% or 2,760,090 people aged between 12 and 17 have completed the vaccination, while 2,851,195 or 90.6% have been given at least one dose of the vaccine.

       A total of 241,595 doses of the vaccine were dispensed on Tuesday with 2,844 doses as first dose, 3,952 as second dose and 234,799 as booster dose.

       This brings the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 58,303,449, including 6,865,812 booster doses.

       According to the ministry’s GitHub portal, a total of 31 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported on Tuesday.

       Selangor had the highest number with nine deaths followed by Kedah, Johor, Kelantan, Perak and Sabah with three each, Pahang and Penang (two) and one each in Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu and Negri Sembilan. — Bernama