He said they were among 1,182,133 individuals who have received the first dose, taking the total number of doses administered in the country so far to 1,914,438.

According to infographics shared on his Twitter account today, Selangor recorded the highest number of first doses administered at 157,056, followed by Kuala Lumpur (124,137), Sarawak (123,393), Perak (106,974) and Johor (100,163).

Also, as of yesterday, 41.6% or 10,081,015 people have signed up for the immunisation programme, with Selangor recording the highest number of registrations at 2,592,738.

The first phase of the immunisation programme, from February to April, involved about 500,000 frontliners, mainly healthcare workers.

The second phase, from April to August this year will involve 9.4 million senior citizens aged 65 and above, as well as vulnerable groups with morbidity problems and persons with disabilities.

The third phase, scheduled for May to February 2022, is for individuals aged 18 and above, targeting almost 14 million people.

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