HEALTH workers yesterday administered more than half a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, for the fifth day in a row.

The Special Committee for Covid-19 Vaccine Access said 315,737 people received their first dose yesterday, and 196, 360,  their second dose.

Selangor dispensed the most jabs among the states, with 159, 641, of which 93,290 were a first dose,

In the Klang Valley, 2.1 million people are fully vaccinated, and 5.5 million have received their first dose.

Labuan on Tuesday became the first among the states and federal territories to achieve herd immunity with 80%, or 54,800, of its adult population fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
The government’ aims to vaccinate 100% of the adult population by October. 

In Malaysia, 20 million people have had at least one vaccine shot and 6.5 million, two shots; 27.8% of the adult population have been fully vaccinated, and 57.7% have had their first dose.

The country has logged 1,095,486 infections and 8,559 deaths. – July 31, 2021.