KUALA LUMPUR: The number of vaccine doses administered continued to increase with 340,043 jabs given to registered recipients on Tuesday, the highest in a day so far.

       In a tweet yesterday, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said that of the total, 133,286 were given as the second dose for eligible recipients, while 206,757 received their first dose.

       This brings the total number of vaccine doses administered to 9,660,519 since the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme began in February.

       The five states with the highest number of people who have completed their vaccination are Selangor with 79,998, followed by Sarawak (59,269), Kuala Lumpur (53,155), Perak (20,759) and Johor (18,431).