PETALING JAYA: A total of 22,886,013 individuals or 97.8% of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of Monday, with just 2.2% to go to achieve a 100% rate.

       Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, a total of 23,170,208 individuals or 99% of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       For the adolescent population aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,767,385 individuals or 87.9% have completed the vaccination, while 2,857,194 individuals or 90.8% of the group have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       A total of 223,463 vaccine doses were administered on Monday, with 3,273 first doses, 2,114 second doses and 218,076 booster doses.

       This brings the total number of doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 59,511,395, including 8,032,484 booster doses.

       Meanwhile, according to the ministry’s GitHub portal, a total of 18 deaths were recorded, with two of them being deaths outside hospitals.