KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 513,393 individuals, or 14.5% of Malaysia’ child population aged between five and 11 years old, have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Sunday (Feb 20).

       Based on data from the Health Ministry's CovidNow portal, a total of 13,992,391 individuals, or 59.5% per cent of the adult population, in the country have received booster doses and 22,944,158 people, or 97.5%, have completed their vaccinations, while 23,221,715, or 98.7%, have received at least one dose of two-dose Covid-19 vaccine.

       For adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years old, a total of 2,798,806 individuals, or 90% of the population, have completed the vaccination process, while 2,884,882 teens, or 92.8%, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       A total of 128,153 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were dispensed on Sunday, involving 61,230 first dose injections, 464 as second doses and 66,459 booster jabs, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 66,148,498.

       Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, a total of 37 deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded yesterday, with nine cases in Johor, followed by Selangor (seven), Kedah (six), four cases each in Perak and Sabah, Penang (three), Pahang (two) and one each in Melaka and the Federal Territory of Labuan. - Bernama