Among the states and federal territories, Selangor reported the highest number of daily shots for first doses on Tuesday at 72,644, followed by Kuala Lumpur (47,244) and Sarawak (24,381)
The variant, which originated from India, can spread faster via airborne transmission and has an infectivity rate of 5 to 8 in R0 value
Selangor, the most populous state, recorded its highest daily figure today at 5,263, making up 47.5% of the latest nationwide infections, after reporting over 4,000 cases for five straight days.
There are 453 workers at the vaccination centre, where 88% or 400 of them have been vaccinated.
This is the highest number so far since the country started its vaccination programme in late February.
The decline came following a sharp drop in infections in Kuala Lumpur to 609 cases from 1,247 the day before.
Of this, 190,186 individuals received their first dose while another 101,031 were given their second dose.
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Consequently, the seven-day moving average of daily doses also increased further to 295,225 from 278,954 previously.
Sulaiman, the brother of CMSB deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, was the former deputy minister of tourism from March 2008 until December 2009.
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