KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 2,990,577 individuals have registered for the Covid-19 vaccine shot through the MySejahtera application as at 8am today.
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdulllah, through an infographic, shared on his Twitter account, saying that since registration for the vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme opened on February 24, Selangor has topped the number of registrations with 991,181.
This is followed by Johor with 335,537 individuals, Kuala Lumpur (292,983) and Sarawak (240,630).
Dr Noor Hisham also said 127,608 people have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine nationwide as of yesterday.
Of the total, he said Sarawak recorded the highest number of recipients at 18,034, followed by Pahang (13,830), Selangor (11,982) and Kuala Lumpur with 11,266.
Registration for the Covid-19 vaccination through the MySejahtera app is one of the five methods for the purpose.
The public can also register via the programme’s official website or opt for offline registration by contacting a hotline that will be announced soon; head to the nearest public or private healthcare facility; or through assistance programmes for residents in rural and inland areas. – Bernama, March 7, 2021