31 more Covid deaths reported as 7% of children given first vaccine jab

A total of 246,869 children aged between five and 11 or 7% of the group had received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday, under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

According to the CovidNow website, meanwhile, a total of 13,486,823 individuals or 57.3% of the adult population had received a booster dose as of yesterday.

A total of 22,939,377 individuals or 97.5% of adults have completed their vaccination while 98.7% or 23,216,096 individuals have received at least one dose of vaccine.

In terms of teenagers, a total of 2,796,605 individuals or 89.9% have completed their vaccination while 2,877,213 or 92.5% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

Yesterday, a total of 154,776 vaccine doses were given, with 42,374 as first doses including 39,749 for children, 1,657 as second shots and 110,745 as booster jabs.

This brings the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 65,356,763.

According to the health ministry’s Github portal, 31 Covid-19 deaths were reported yesterday, with Sabah recording eight cases, Selangor seven, Johor six, Penang five, Kedah two, and Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Terengganu one each.