KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 7,226,949 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to the people nationwide, says Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

       The Health Minister said the latest figure on Saturday comprised 5,204,993 recipients of the first dose and 2,021,956 who received their second dose.

       “A total of 187,877 Covid-19 vaccine jabs were given out on Saturday with 132,279 people receiving the first dose while 55,598 had their second dose,” he said in a Twitter post.

       He said the five states that recorded the highest number of people given two doses were Selangor with 268,730, followed by Sarawak (212,978), Johor (211,797), Perak (187,852) and Kuala Lumpur (170,621). — Bernama