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215,876 doses given yesterday, passing 200,000 daily target: Adham

1,468,689 people have completed both doses of Covid-19 vaccine, says minister

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 16 Jun 2021 1:35PM

215,876 doses given yesterday, passing 200,000 daily target: Adham
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba says a total of 1,468,689 individuals had completed both doses of the vaccine and 3,435,420 individuals had received the first dose, bringing the number of doses administered in Malaysia so far to 4,904,109. – Bernama pic, June 16, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 215,876 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine was dispensed yesterday, surpassing the 200,000 daily target set by the government under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba in his tweet said 160,226 individuals received the first dose of the vaccine while 55,650 others, the second dose.

He said a total of 1,468,689 individuals had completed both doses of the vaccine and 3,435,420 individuals had received the first dose, bringing the number of doses administered in Malaysia so far to 4,904,109.

The five states with the highest number of two-dose vaccinations are Selangor with 187,443 followed by Sarawak (168,471), Johor (142,868), Perak (139,612), and Kuala Lumpur (131,882).

Adham added that 13,837,410 registrations for vaccination were recorded yesterday, with Selangor having the highest number at 3,513,960, followed by Johor (1,727,211), Sarawak (1,323,339), and Kuala Lumpur (1,168,192). – Bernama, June 16, 2021

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