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New COVID-19 cases hit all time high

Jul 28, 2021

Malaysia hit a grim milestone today, after we reported a record breaking 17,405 new COVID-19 cases.

According to the Health Ministry, over 7,000 cases were found in Selangor.

Perlis was the only state with single digit infections.

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A quarter of the adult population now fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Almost 6 million people have already completed both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

This means a quarter of the adult population are now fully vaccinated.

Yesterday, Malaysia hit a new record for daily vaccinations, after over 550,000 people were given the jab.

Overall, some 18 million doses have been administered nationwide.

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Malaysia has yet to reach COVID vaccine registration target

More than 20 million people have now signed up for the COVID-19 vaccine, accounting for some 60% of the population.

However, Minister in charge of the National Immunisation Program Khairy Jamaluddin says there is still a ways to go before we hit the registration target of 80%.

Meanwhile, Khairy told Parliament that so far, over 2,300 vaccination centers have been set up nationwide.