Kuala Lumpur achieves herd immunity: Annuar

15 Aug 2021 • 5:38 PM MYT
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Kuala Lumpur achieves herd immunity: Annuar

KUALA LUMPUR – The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur achieved herd immunity today when the vaccination of its adult population against Covid-19 reached 85%, said Federal Territories Minister, Tan Sri Annuar Musa.

“Alhamdulillah (praise be to God), today Kuala Lumpur managed to achieve 85% vaccination of its adult population. Pray that the situation in this federal territory improves further,” he said in a tweet.

In the same posting, he also stated his commitment to continue with efforts to help the people.

His tweet also provided the vaccine administering statistics up to yesterday in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya dan Labuan.

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Covid-19 vaccination statistics as of yesterday in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya dan Labuan. – Annuar Musa Twitter pic, August 15, 2021

In Kuala Lumpur as of yesterday, 1.5 million or 85% of its population had received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, with the number exceeding the target of 80% or 1.48 million people.

The first dose of the vaccine has been received by 2.5 million people in this federal territory. 

In Putrajaya, 81,543 individuals or 74% of its residents have completed their vaccination compared to the set target of 88,000 people or 80%, while 120,984 have received the first dose.

In Labuan, 92% or 63,440 of the island’s population have received the first and second dose of the vaccine. – Bernama, August 15, 2021