A TOTAL of 375,260 individuals in the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme have received both doses of their vaccine shots as of yesterday, said Health Minister Dr Adham Baba.

He said during the same period, 565,940 people have received their first dose, bringing the total number of doses administered so far to 941,200.

Based on an infographic shared on his Twitter account today, Selangor recorded the highest number of the first dose administered at 76,273, followed by Sarawak (57,682), Sabah (53,859), Perak (52,639) and Kuala Lumpur (52,110).

Selangor also recorded the highest number of recipients who had completed both doses, totalling 51,383 individuals, followed by Sabah (40,162), Perak (37,884), Kuala Lumpur (33,603) and Sarawak (30,014).

Meanwhile, Adham said a total of 8,378,754 individuals or 34.5% have signed up for the vaccination, with Selangor recording the highest number of registrations with 2,250,428 people.

According to the immunisation programme, the implementation period of the first phase of vaccination is from February to April, involving 500,000 front liners, mainly health workers.

The second phase is from April to August involving 9.4 million senior citizens aged 60 and above, as well as vulnerable groups with morbidity problems, in addition to persons with disabilities.

The third phase, scheduled from May to February 2022, is for individuals aged 18 and above, targeting about 13.7 million people. – Bernama, April 10, 2021.