179 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine were given to children aged 5 to 11 on 2nd June, bringing total 1st dose vaccinations administered to 81.7 per cent. Meanwhile, 1,025 2nd doses of the vaccine were administered to children in the same age group, taking total 2nd dose administered to 53.2 per cent. This was stated by the Minister of Health at a media conference on the latest COVID-19 situation yesterday afternoon at Dewan Al-Afiah, Ministry of Health.

Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar stated that 70.9 per cent of the country's population have received 3 doses of the vaccine.

Meanwhile, 342 new cases have been reported. 339 were results from ARTs, and 3 cases were results of 223 RT-PCR lab tests. This brings total reported cases to 149,679. One case is in Category 4, while 301 cases have recovered, taking total recovered cases to 147,585. 1,871 cases remain active, in which five are currently treated in hospitals, and 1,866 others are currently undergoing home self-isolation.

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