KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 132,390 children aged five to 11 have completed the vaccination under the national Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children.

       Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 1,365,915 children in the age group or 38.4% of the population have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       For adolescents between 12 and 17, a total of 2,860,287 or 91.9% of the population have completed the vaccination while 2,961,642 or 95.2% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       Separately, a total of 67.7% of the adult population or 15,922,033 have received the booster dose while 22,957,184 or 97.6% have completed the vaccination and 23,234,427 or 98.8% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.A total of 38,820 doses of the vaccine were dispensed on Sunday, involving 4,079 as first dose, 28,469 as second dose and 6,272 as booster, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 69,221,371.

       According to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, 12 deaths were reported with Sarawak having the highest at five cases, followed by Perak (two) and one death each in Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama