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"The decree by Yang di-Pertuan Agong during the meeting has also been informed to the prime minister, and it was proposed to the prime minister that a special sitting be held before Aug 1, 2021 in accordance with the provisions of the law."

Sarawak first state to jab over one million people

In total, 7.59 million Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered across the nation so far, comprising 5.46 million first doses and 2.13 million second doses, according to JKJAV.

As such, the seven-day moving average for Covid-19 vaccinations now stands at 225,761, compared to 221,707 on the day before. 

The 268,604 vaccine shots comprised 175, 201 first doses and 93,403 second doses for recipients.

In total, 6.55 million Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered since the beginning of the vaccine roll-out in March, with 1.81 million people fully vaccinated. So far, 14.5% of the Malaysian population had at least received their first dose.

The second phase of the project (KVDT2) is still in the process of retendering by the Transport Ministry.

In total, 6.3 million Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered since the beginning of the vaccine roll-out in March, with 1.73 million people fully vaccinated. So far, 14% of the population have at least received their first dose.

Of this, 181,840 individuals received their first dose, while the other 53,783 received their second jab.

Kuala Lumpur remained as the state with the highest number of first doses administered at 724,684 as of yesterday, followed by Selangor (642,249), Sarawak (610,485) and Johor (377,190).