* * * 2021.07.31 * * *
Malaysia recorded another record high of 17,786 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (July 31), the Health Ministry has confirmed.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a tweet that the country’s total cumulative cases has now reached 1,113,272.
Selangor remained the state with the most cases, recording 6,400 new infections.
Cases in other states are as follows; Kuala Lumpur (1,962), Kedah (1,389), Johor (1,144), Sabah (1,035), Negri Sembilan (929), Terengganu, (883), Perak (775), Penang, (713), Melaka, (697), Pahang (653), Perak (596), Kelantan (580), Sarawak (485), Putrajaya (116), Perlis (16) and Labuan (11).
Related: Covid-19: 134 new deaths bring total fatalities to 8,859
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Related: Walk-in vaccinations in the Klang Valley to start on Aug 2
Related: Covid-19: 165 fatalities bring death toll to 9,024
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.30 * * *
Malaysia recorded 16,840 new cases of Covid-19, the Health Ministry confirmed on Friday (June 30).
The country has now has a cumulative total of 1,095,486 infections to date.
Case figures in other states are as follows: Kuala Lumpur (2,114 cases), Kedah (1,281), Johor (1,104), Negri Sembilan (1,079), Sabah (1,066), Perak (810), Penang (689), Kelantan (656), Melaka (581), Pahang (540), Sarawak (450), Terengganu (258), Putrajaya (100), Perlis (13) and Labuan (seven).
In the same 24-hour span, 134 more people died from Covid-19.
Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll is now 8,859.
There were 12,179 patients discharged in the same period.
Total recoveries are now 902,921 – or 82.42% of all cases.
There are 183,706 active cases across the country currently.
Of that figure, 1,055 are in intensive care units (ICU) and 532 are on ventilator support.
Related: EMCO in 22 localities in Sabah, Pahang from Aug 1-14
Related: Deputy Health DG: Majority of fully vaccinated infected frontliners show mild symptoms
Related: Covid-19: 134 new deaths bring total fatalities to 8,859
Related: Senior citizens can ‘walk in’ for jabs at new PPV from Tuesday
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.29 * * *
Malaysia recorded 17,170 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (July 29), the Health Ministry has confirmed.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a tweet that the country’s total cumulative cases has now reached 1,078,646.
Selangor remained the state with the most cases, recording 7,163 new infections.
Cases in other states are as follows; Kuala Lumpur (2,138), Kedah (1,212),Johor (1,054), Negri Sembilan (884), Sabah (776), Pahang (638), Kelantan (615),
Perak (596), Sarawak (582), Terengganu (437), Melaka (416), Putrajaya (84), Labuan (11) and Perlis (10).
In the same 24-hour span, 12,930 patients were discharged from treatment.
To date, 890,742 patients in Malaysia have recovered from Covid-19.
There are 174 more Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the national death toll to 8,725.
Total active cases in the country have now gone up to an all-time high of 179,179.
Of this figure, 1,043 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 531 on ventilator support.
Related: Covid-19: 174 new deaths bring total fatalities to 8,725
Related: DG: Most cases asymptomatic or mild
Related: Covid-19: Over 556,000 vaccine doses administered on Thursday (July 29)
Related: RM3.9bil for vaccine buy
Related: Covid-19: 11 cases detected at Parliament on Thursday (July 29)
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.28 * * *
Malaysia recorded 17,405 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (July 28), the Health Ministry has confirmed.
The country’s total cumulative cases has now reached 1,061,476.
Selangor remained the state with the most cases, recording 7,171 new infections.
Cases in other states are as follows: Kuala Lumpur (2,880 cases), Kedah (1,112), Sabah (913), Negri Sembilan (863), Johor (767), Penang (760), Kelantan (532), Melaka (531), Terengganu (490), Sarawak (464), Pahang (429), Perak (406), Putrajaya (68), Labuan (16) and Perlis (three).
In the same 24-hour span, 12,373 patients were discharged from treatment.
To date, 877,812 patients in Malaysia have recovered from Covid-19.
There were 143 more Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the national death toll to 8,551.
Total active cases in the country have now gone up to 175,113.
Of this figure, 1,016 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 529 on ventilator support.
Related: Khairy: 1.07 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered over last two days
Related: Khairy: Over 2,000 Covid-19 vaccination centres operating nationwide
Related: More than 97% of new cases have mild or no symptoms, says Health DG
Related: 17,405 cases mark all-time high
Related: Covid-19: Over 550,000 vaccine doses administered on Wednesday (July 28)
Related: Pharmacists and doctors’ associations warn against unauthorised ivermectin sale and use
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.27 * * *
Malaysia has recorded 16,117 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday (July 27).
This takes the country’s total confirmed cases to 1,044,071.
Selangor remains top out of all states with 6,616 new cases.
Kuala Lumpur is second highest with 2,457 new infections, followed by Kedah with 1,000.
Covid-19 cases in other states are as follows: Johor (907 cases), Sabah (741), Melaka (674), Negri Sembilan (669), Penang (618), Kelantan (592), Perak (583), Sarawak (405), Pahang (403), Terengganu (317), Putrajaya (122), Labuan (11) and Perlis (two).
Of the 16,117 new cases, 26 are imported infections, while the rest are local transmissions.
The total active cases have now risen to 170,224.
Of that, 1,023 are in intensive care units (ICU) with 524 on ventilator support.
Malaysia also reported 207 new Covid-19 deaths, which is equal to the country’s daily record for fatalities.
The national Covid-19 death toll is now 8,408.
In the same 24-hour span, 11,526 patients were discharged from treatment.
Since the pandemic began, 865,439 people in Malaysia have recovered from Covid-19.
Related: Covid-19: Number of deaths equals previous high of 207
Related: More than 200 deaths two days in a row
Related: Covid-19: Three clusters linked to interstate travel
Related: Covid-19: Malaysia maintains momentum, over 550,000 vaccine doses administered
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.26 * * *
14,516 new cases bring total to 1,027,954
Malaysia recorded 14,516 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (July 26), bringing the cumulative total to 1,027,954.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 6,508, followed by Johor (1,449), Kuala Lumpur (1,425) and Kedah (1,160).
In the same 24-hour period, there were 207 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 8,201.
There were also 9,372 recoveries, which means 853,913 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 1,009 patients in intensive care units, with 524 requiring ventilator support.
Related: Selangor tops in new infections
Related: Record comes as nation’s total Covid-19 cases rise above one million mark
Related: Covid-19: 92 fatalities take death toll to 7,994
Related: Over 520,000 vaccine doses administered on Monday (July 26)
Related: 17 million doses administered
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.25 * * *
Covid-19: Another record high of 17,045 cases as total tops one million
Malaysia recorded 17,045 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (July 25), bringing the cumulative total to 1,013,438.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 8,500 followed by Kuala Lumpur (2,045) and Kedah (1,216).
In the same 24-hour period, there were 92 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 7,994.
There were also 9,683 recoveries, which means 844,541 have recovered from the disease nationwide. There are still 970 patients in intensive care units, with 501 requiring ventilator support.
Related: Almost 17 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered, says Dr Adham
Related: Malaysia’s vaccination rate speeds past the US
Related: Covid-19: 92 fatalities take death toll to 7,994
Related: Awareness about importance of getting tested increasing nationwide, says Health DG
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.24 * * *
Malaysia recorded a new record high of 15,902 new cases on Saturday (July 24), bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 996,393 cases.
In a tweet on Saturday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said Selangor recorded the most infections with 7,351 cases.
This was followed by Kuala Lumpur (2,406 cases), Kedah (867) and Johor (804) as well as Sabah (712), Negri Sembilan (625), Melaka (631) and Penang (505).
Aside from these states, Kelantan (502), Perak (469), Pahang (406), Terengganu (267) and Sarawak (261) also recorded new cases.
The Federal Territories of Putrajaya and Labuan recorded 59 and 30 new cases respectively, while Perlis recorded seven new cases.
Source: The Star
Related: Daily infections breach 15,000 mark
Related: Malaysia weekly Covid-19 cases rise by 44%, deaths up 26%
Related: Covid-19: Interstate movements trigger new community clusters, says Health DG
Related: Covid-19: 144 fatalities bring death toll to 7,718
* * * 2021.07.23 * * *
Malaysia recorded 15,573 new cases on Friday (July 23), bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 980,491 cases.
In a tweet on Friday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said Selangor recorded the most infections with 7,672 cases.
This was followed by Kuala Lumpur (2,063 cases), Kedah (937) and Johor (722) as well as Negri Sembilan (682), Penang (530) and Sabah (516).
Aside from these states, Sarawak (461), Pahang (457), Melaka (452), Perak (415), Kelantan (372) and Terengganu (229) also recorded new cases.
The Federal Territories of Putrajaya and Labuan recorded 41 and 21 new cases respectively, while Perlis recorded three new cases.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 144 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 7,718. There were also 10,094 recoveries, which means 825,387 have recovered from the disease nationwide. There are still 939 patients in intensive care units, with 456 requiring ventilator support.
Related: Covid-19: 199 new cases involving variants of concern identified, says Health DG
Related: Covid-19: Only 0.1% of new cases critical, says Dr Noor Hisham
Related: Covid-19: 32 new clusters, 21 linked to workplaces
Related: Covid-19: Another self-test kit receives conditional approval
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.22 * * *
Malaysia recorded 13,034 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 964,918.
In a tweet on Thursday (July 22), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said Selangor recorded the most Covid-19 infections with 6,049 cases.
This was followed by Kuala Lumpur (1,611 cases), Johor (791) and Negri Sembilan (711).
Related: 25 premises ordered to close for failing to follow SOP, says Ismail Sabri
Related: Ismail Sabri: Fully-vaccinated long distance couples might be allowed interstate travel
Related: Covid-19 vaccination: Over 500,000 doses administered on Thursday (July 22), says Dr Adham
Related: Covid-19: Only 0.1% of new cases critical, says Dr Noor Hisham
Related: Covid-19 vaccination: Almost half of adults in country have received at least one dose, says PM
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.21 * * *
Covid-19: 199 deaths recorded, highest since pandemic began
The Covid-19 pandemic marked another grim milestone with 199 deaths on Wednesday (July 21), the highest in a single day so far.
The previous highs were 138 fatalities reported on July 17 and 135 on July 8.
The country’s Covid-19 death toll has now reached 7,440 cases since the pandemic began, said the Health Ministry in it’s a statement on Wednesday.
Of the 199 deaths recorded, 84 were from Selangor, KL (57), Melaka (16), Kedah (12), Negri Sembilan (seven), Pahang (six), Johor (six), Terengganu (three), and two each in Kelantan, Penang and Perak, and one each in Sabah and Sarawak.
There were 26 foreign nationals among the 199 deaths, consisting of 14 in KL, 10 in Selangor and one respectively in Melaka and Kedah.
The Health Ministry also classified 33 deaths as “brought in dead” cases.
There were 11,985 new cases recorded, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 951,884.
There were 137,587 active Covid-19 cases as of Wednesday.
At present, there are 927 people in intensive care units (ICU) nationwide with 459 on ventilator support.
Related: Ismail Sabri: 420 people nabbed for violating SOP on Tuesday (July 20)
Related: Health Ministry: Fatigue of health workers possible reason for ’empty syringe’ incidents
Related: Covid-19: 446,052 vaccine jabs administered on Wednesday (July 21)
Related: ‘14 million doses for sale’
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.20 * * *
Malaysia recorded 10,972 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (July 19), bringing the total number of cases in the country since the pandemic began to 927,533.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a tweet Monday that Selangor still accounted for the most number of new cases with 4,404 infections.
Negri Sembilan was the only other state to report new cases in four figures, with 1,340 new Covid-19 infections.
Only Perlis had new a case in the single digit, with only one new infection.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 129 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 7,148.
There were also 6,439 recoveries, which means 791,388 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 915 patients in intensive care units, with 435 requiring ventilator support.
Sehingga 19 Julai 2021: Jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 10,972 kes (927,533 kes)
Pecahan setiap negeri (Kumulatif):
Selangor – 4,404 (326,823)
WPKL – 609 (99,172)
Johor – 876 (79,554)
Sabah – 651 (75,796)
Sarawak – 301 (71,601)
Negeri Sembilan – 1,340 (62,369) pic.twitter.com/EgJIoirH3V— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) July 19, 2021
Related: Covid-19: Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinovac vaccines equally effective, says Dr Noor Hisham
Related: Covid-19: 18 new clusters, 13 linked to workplaces
Related: Covid-19: 351 new cases in Sarawak, almost half in Kuching
Related: Covid-19: Over 15 million doses of vaccines given as of Tuesday (July 20)
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.19 * * *
Malaysia recorded 12,366 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (July 20), bringing the cumulative total to 939,899.
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 5,524, followed by Kuala Lumpur (1,580) and Negri Sembilan (970).
The cases recorded in other states are as follows: Johor (793), Kedah (701), Sabah (657), Sarawak (351), Penang (460), Melaka (309), Perak (295), Pahang (288), Terengganu (190), Kelantan (179), Putrajaya (50), Labuan (17) and Perlis (two).
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Related: SOP to be relaxed in tandem with vaccination numbers
Related: INTERACTIVE: Malaysia weekly Covid-19 cases rise by 44%, deaths up 26%
Related: Global quest underway to speed COVID-19 vaccine trials
Related: Covid-19: 129 fatalities bring death toll to 7,148
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.18 * * *
Malaysia recorded 10,710 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 916, 561.
In the same 24-hour period, there was a record high of 153 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 7,019.
There were also 5,778 recoveries, which means 784,949 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 909 patients in intensive care units, with 445 requiring ventilation support.
In a tweet on Sunday (July 18), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abduallah also said Selangor was still recording the most Covid-19 infections among Malaysian states with 4,828 cases.
This was followed by the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (945 cases), Johor (808), Negri Sembilan (771), Kedah (696) and Sarawak (666).
Sehingga 18 Julai 2021: Jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 10,710 kes (916,561 kes)
Pecahan setiap negeri (Kumulatif):
Selangor – 4,828 (322,419)
WPKL – 945 (98,563)
Johor – 808 (78,678)
Sabah – 666 (75,145)
Sarawak – 261 (71,300)
Negeri Sembilan – 771 (61,029) pic.twitter.com/pZA2G13JHo— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) July 18, 2021
Related: Health DG: Covid-19 infectivity rate now at 1.18, 17 new clusters reported
Related: JKJAV: 344,961 Covid-19 vaccine jabs given on Sunday (July 18)
Related: More vaccine doses on the way
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.17 * * *
Malaysia recorded 12,528 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 905,851.
In a tweet on Saturday, (July 17), Health director-general Tan Sri Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor recorded 4,985 cases, the highest among all states.
This was followed by Kuala Lumpur (1,740 cases), Negeri Sembilan (1,280) and Sabah (647).
Related: Malaysia weekly Covid-19 cases up 24%, deaths rise by 15%
Related: Covid-19: Sharp drop in serious cases after vaccination, says PM
Related: Covid-19: Kuala Sungai Baru police station closed until July 26 after personnel test positive
Related: Daily cases at 12,541 but not many had serious symptoms
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.16 * * *
Malaysia recorded 12,541 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (July 16), bringing the cumulative total to 893,323.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 5,512, followed by Negri Sembilan (1,619) and Kuala Lumpur (1,542).
Case figures in other states are as follows: Johor (609 cases), Melaka (575), Kedah (458), Sarawak (423), Pahang (392), Penang (376), Sabah (326), Perak (299), Kelantan (225), Terengganu (102), Putrajaya (62), Labuan (24) and Perlis (seven).
This is the fourth consecutive day that case figures are in the five digits.
Friday’s cases however is a slight decrease from the previous day’s 13,215.
Related: Movement controls eased, Selangor back to Phase One of NRP
Related: Ismail Sabri: EMCO lifted in Selangor as mass screening completed
Related: Health DG: Covid-19 becoming ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
Related: Covid-19: Over 90% of new cases have mild or no symptoms, says Health DG
Related: Covid-19: 115 fatalities recorded, bringing death toll to 6,728
Related: Daily cases at 12,541 but not many had serious symptoms
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.15 * * *
Malaysia’s Covid-19 case rate has continued to climb, as the country reported a record 13,215 infections on Thursday (July 15).
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country’s total cumulative number of cases stands at 880,782.
Selangor has the highest figure with 6,120 cases – a record for the state as well.
Negri Sembilan is second highest with 1,603 cases followed by Kuala Lumpur with 1,499 cases.
Case figures in other states are as follows: Kedah (695 cases), Johor (599), Penang (509), Melaka (484), Sabah (370), Sarawak (363), Perak (344), Kelantan (255), Pahang (222), Terengganu (70), Putrajaya (53), Labuan (26), Perlis (three).
Related: Selangor MB: 12 percent of state has received two vaccine doses
Related: DPM: Malaysia can move to second NRP phase next month
Related: Jabs exceed 400, 000 a day
Related: EMCO on nine localities in Kuala Lumpur to end Friday (July 16), says Ismail Sabri
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.14 * * *
Malaysia recorded 11,618 more Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (July 14), another new daily record.
This brings the country’s cumulative total of infections since the pandemic began to 867,567 cases.
In the same 24 hour span, 6,377 patients were discharged from treatment.
Total number of Covid-19 recoveries in the country is 759,705 or 87.57%.
Another 118 more people died to the coronavirus.
This takes the country’s Covid-19 death toll up to 6,503.
Active cases have gone up to 101,359.
Of that number, 878 are under intensive care of which 432 are on ventilator support.
Selangor remained the state with the most number of cases, with 5,051 new infections reported while Kuala Lumpur is second with 1,749 cases, followed by Negri Sembilan with 1,537.
Case figures in other states are as follows: Melaka (526 cases), Kedah (504), Pahang (400), Johor (396), Sarawak (289), Sabah (286), Kelantan (236), Penang (210), Terengganu (189), Perak (164), Putrajaya (40), Labuan (38) and Perlis (three).
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Related: Covid-19: Cases expected to increase over a week or two, says Health DG
Related: WHO: Delta variant spreading worldwide ‘at scorching pace’
Related: Covid-19: 118 deaths bring death toll to 6,503
Related: Health DG: Daily Covid-19 cases rising in tandem with increased screenings
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.13 * * *
Malaysia recorded 11,079 new Covid-19 cases on (Tuesday) July 13, the first time it has reached five figures.
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor had 5,263 new infections – the highest in the country.
Kuala Lumpur is second highest with 1,521 cases followed by Negri Sembilan wth 1,033.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 125 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 6,385.
There were also 5,990 recoveries, which means 753,328 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 972 patients in intensive care units, with 456 requiring ventilator support.
Related: PM: Two million doses of vaccines to be distributed in Klang Valley, Negri Sembilan
Related: PM: Daily vaccination rate surpasses 420,000, good news towards achieving herd immunity
Related: Covid-19: Funeral, workplace outbreaks among 16 new clusters
Related: Expert calls for risk-based approach in vaccination drive
Related: Health DG: Vaccination is the best way to deal with worsening Covid-19 situation
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.12 * * *
The number of Covid-19 cases dipped slightly to 8, 574 on Monday (July 12), after several days with numbers crossing the 9, 000 mark, tweeted the Health Ministry.
This brings the cumulative number of cases to 844, 870.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also tweeted that Selangor continued to record the highest number of cases with 4, 308, followed by Negri Sembilan (794), Kuala Lumpur (609), Kedah (415), Melaka (411) and Johor (407).
Pahang recorded 314 cases, Sabah (298), Sarawak (235), Penang (231), Perak (168), Terengganu (140) and Kelantan (133).
The Federal Territories of Labuan and Putrajaya recorded 66 and 45 cases respectively while Perlis was the only state with no new cases.
In the same 24-hour period, there were also 102 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 6, 260.
There were also 5, 041 recoveries, which means 747, 338 have recovered from the disease nationwide since the outbreak started early last year.
There are currently 964 patients in intensive care units (ICU) with 452 requiring ventilatory support.
Related: Elderly couple succumbs to Covid-19 within days of each other
Related: Pandemic continues to take its toll with fatalities rising
Related: Malaysia weekly Covid-19 cases up 24%, deaths rise by 15%
Related: Covid-19: Funeral, workplace outbreaks among 16 new clusters
Related: Five more vaccination centres open in Selangor, Pahang
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.11 * * *
The number of new daily Covid-19 cases in the country remained over the 9,000 mark with 9,105 infections reported on Sunday (July 11), bringing the cumulative number of cases to 836,296.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, said Selangor continued to record the highest number of infections with 4,682 cases followed by Kuala Lumpur (1,247); Negri Sembilan (541); Johor (392); Kedah (382) and Pahang (300).
Melaka reported 278 cases; Sabah (271); Sarawak (270), Penang (243); Perak (207); Kelantan (150); Labuan (54); Putrajaya (49); Terengganu (38) and Perlis, one case. – Bernama
Related: Cases cross 9,000 for second day in a row
Related: Health DG: Covid-19 infectivity rate is now at 1.11
Related: 324,745 doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered on Saturday (July 10), says Dr Adham
Related: Malaysia ranks second, above UK, in Covid-19 average vaccination rate
Related: Nationwide vaccination hits 10,750,748
Related: Health Ministry expects daily cases to decline within a week or two, says Dr Noor Hisham
Related: Ismail Sabri: Rise in Covid-19 cases due to large-scale screening
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.10 * * *
Malaysia recorded an all-time high of 9,353 Covid-19 cases recorded in a single day, tweeted the Health Ministry on Saturday (July 10).
This takes the number of cumulative cases to 827,191.
This surpassed the previous high of 9,180 cases on Friday (July 9), which went past the 9,020 cases recorded on May 29.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 87 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 6,067.
There were also 5,910 recoveries, which means 737,103 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 959 patients in intensive care units, with 451 requiring ventilation support.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 4,277, followed by KL (1,398) and Melaka (835).
Related: Covid-19: Surge in Selangor cases due to detection and screening activities, says Health Minister
Related: Covid-19: Spike in cases in Melaka due to testing of workers at factories, not locals
Related: Task force to strengthen health system preparedness in greater Klang Valley
Related: Covid-19: Over 330,000 vaccine doses administered on Friday (July 9)
Related: Covid-19: Surge in Selangor cases due to detection and screening activities, says Health Minister
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.09 * * *
Malaysia recorded 9,180 more Covid-19 cases on Friday (July 9), a new daily record.
The highest figure before this was the 9,020 cases reported on May 29.
Selangor recorded an all time high of 4,400 new cases, while Kuala Lumpur has 1, 271 new infections.
The country’s cumulative total of cases is 817,838.
The number of infections in other states are as follows: Negri Sembilan (899 cases), Sarawak (406), Sabah (323), Johor (315), Perak (241), Melaka (222), Pahang (214), Kelantan (151), Penang (142), Terengganu (82), Labuan (80), Putrajaya (16), Perlis (one).
Related: Covid-19: Country nears 6,000 total deaths
Related: Covid-19: Outbreak involving construction site workers in KL among 30 new clusters
Related: Covid-19: Sarawak fine-tuning threshold indicators under NRP, says deputy CM
Related: Higher daily cases expected as screenings ramped up, says DG
Related: Health DG: Covid-19 infectivity rate still above 1.0 for two-thirds of Malaysia
Related: Vaccination reaches new high
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.08 * * *
Malaysia recorded 8,868 more Covid-19 cases on Thursday (July 8), says the Health Ministry.
This is the country’s second highest daily figure of all time, behind the 9,020 cases reported on May 29.
Selangor recorded an all time high of 4,152 new cases, while Kuala Lumpur has 1,133 new infections.
The country’s cumulative cases have now passed the 800,000 mark with a total of 808,658 infections.
The number of infections in other states are as follows: Negri Sembilan (897 cases), Perak (543), Kedah (360), Johor (336), Sarawak (281), Sabah (271), Penang (237), Melaka (183), Pahang (152), Kelantan (135), Terengganu (68), Labuan (64), Putrajaya (47) and Perlis (one).
In the same 24-hour period, there were 135 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 5,903.
There were also 5,802 recoveries, which means 725,480 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 952 patients in intensive care units, with 445 requiring ventilation support.
Related: Covid-19: Record high of 135 fatalities bring death toll to 5,903
Related: Several localities in Perak, Terengganu and Sabah under EMCO from July 10-23
Related: Sabah enters Phase Two of NRP from July 10
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.07 * * *
Malaysia recorded 7,097 more Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (July 7), says the Health Ministry.
This is the second day in a row that the country has recorded over 7,000 cases with Tuesday’s (July 6) cases at 7,654.
Covid-19 infections remained high in the Klang Valley, with Selangor reporting 3,119 new cases, Kuala Lumpur with 1,005 and Putrajaya with 26.
The number of infections in other states are as follows: Negri Sembilan (788 cases), Melaka (358), Sarawak (289), Pahang (258), Sabah (244), Johor (224), Kedah (198), Perak (187), Penang (140), Kelantan (123), Labuan (93), Terengganu (43) and Perlis (two).
The country’s cumulative total of Covid-19 cases has now reached 799,790.
Related: Covid-19: National death toll climbs to 5,768 with 91 deaths reported on Wednesday (July 7)
Related: Covid-19: Sensitivity levels of two saliva self-test kits above 90pc, says Health DG
Related: Noor Hisham: Health frontliners are burning out
Related: Covid-19: Number of vaccines administered crosses 10 million mark
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.06 * * *
Malaysia recorded 7,654 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (July 6), the Health Ministry announced.
The country’s cumulative total of Covid-19 cases is now at 792,693.
Of the 7,654 new infections, 11 are imported cases.
In the same 24-hour span, 4,797 patients were discharged from treatment.
The number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in Malaysia is 714,815 – or 90.17% out of the total infections.
There were 103 fatalities, which takes the country’s Covid-19 death toll to 5,677.
Currently, 943 patients are being treated at intensive care units (ICU), with 450 requiring ventilator support.
Active cases have gone up to 72,201.
Selangor has the highest number of infections, with the state recording 3,260 new cases.
This is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 1,550 cases, Negri Sembilan (698), Kedah (337), Johor (313), Sarawak (286), Melaka (230), Sabah (225), Penang (185), Pahang (180), Kelantan (118), Perak (94), Labuan (82), Terengganu (61), Putrajaya (33) and Perlis (two).
Related: Covid-19: Another 103 deaths bring total to 5,677, says Health Ministry
Related: Bank Negara: Application for six-month moratorium starts Wednesday
Related: Selangor should prioritise vaccination of EMCO residents
Related: More than 6,000 cases for seventh day straight
Related: Covid-19: MRCS to do house-to-house vaccinations for bedridden patients
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.05 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6,387 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (July 5), bringing the cumulative total to 785,039.
In a tweet on Monday (July 5), the Health Ministry said of the figure, 6,361 were local infections while 26 were imported cases.
Another 77 people succumbed to Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 5,574.
It also said there were 4,532 recoveries for a total of 710,018 to date.
The number of active cases is now 69,447.
Of this number, 923 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 433 requiring ventilator support.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 2,610, followed by Kuala Lumpur (819) and Negri Sembilan (523).
Related: Deadlier than Delta: Lambda strain detected in over 30 countries, says Health Ministry
Related: Health DG: 17 new clusters detected, 11 linked to workplaces
Related: Vaccine passport systems should recognise all WHO-approved types, says Khairy
Related: Parliament to reconvene for five days from July 26
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.04 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6,045 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 778,652.
In a tweet on Sunday (July 4), the Health Ministry said of the figure, 6,025 were local infections while 20 were imported cases.
Another 63 people succumbed to Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 5,497.
It also said there were 5,271 recoveries for a total of 705,486 to date.
The number of active cases is now 67,669.
Of this number, 917 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 443 requiring ventilator support.
Selangor remained as the state with the most daily cases with 2,262 infections, followed by Kuala Lumpur (616), Negri Sembilan (531) Johor (500), Perak (384), Sarawak (365), Kedah (332), Melaka (290), Sabah (228), Penang (173), Kelantan (124), Pahang (95), Labuan (75), Terengganu (54) and Putrajaya (16).
Perlis recorded zero cases.
Related: Health DG: Nearly half of 107 new Covid-19 deaths are from Selangor
Related: Muhyiddin remains hospitalised due to infection of digestive system
Related: Covid-19: TMJ urges Johor govt to speed up vaccination process
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.03 * * *
Malaysia reported 6,658 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (July 3), says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
The Health director-general said, in a tweet Saturday, that Selangor and Kuala Lumpur accounted for more than half of the new cases, with 3,047 and 616 new Covid-19 infections, respectively.
Only one other state reported more than 500 cases on Saturday – Negri Sembilan, with 699 new infections.
Three states reported less than 100 new cases, with Terengganu recording 51, Putrajaya (16) and Perlis (two).
Pada 3 Julai 2021: Jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 6,658 kes
Pecahan setiap negeri:
Selangor : 3,047 kes
WPKL : 616 kes
Johor : 414 kes
Sabah : 322 kes
Sarawak : 361 kes
Negeri Sembilan : 699 kes
Pulau Pinang : 142 kes pic.twitter.com/lOWYRxxmQI— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) July 3, 2021
Related: Delta variant a concern
Related: Khairy: Next few months ‘crucial, busiest’ part of Covid-19 immunisation plan
Related: More brought in dead, says Health DG
Related: Construction, related work in EMCO areas in Klang Valley must stop, says Works Minister
Related: Five states transitioning to subsequent phases of NRP on July 5
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.02 * * *
The Health Ministry has confirmed 6,982 new Covid-19 cases in the country on Friday (July 2).
Selangor remained the state with the highest number of infections, logging 2,907 fresh cases.
Kuala Lumpur is second highest with 637, cases, followed by Negri Sembilan (606), Johor (517), Sarawak (440), Penang (351), Pahang (329), Kedah (257), Sabah (230), Melaka (209), Perak (182), Labuan (131), Kelantan (129), Terengganu (44) and Putrajaya (20).
Perlis recorded zero new cases.
Cumulatively, Malaysia has recorded 765,949 Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.
Related: EMCO: Only workers in essential services allowed in office, says Saravanan
Related: Dr Adham: 263,012 doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered on Thursday (July 1)
Related: Authorities must use two weeks of EMCO wisely in Covid-19 battle, say health experts
Related: Sevenfold increase in brought-in-dead Covid-19 cases in past two months, says Health DG
Related: EMCO: Driver, two passengers allowed to travel for medical, vaccination purposes, says IGP
Related: Opt-in moratorium more manageable for banks
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.07.01 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6,988 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (July 1), bringing the cumulative total to 758,967.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 84 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 5,254.
There were also 5,580 recoveries, which means 688,260 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 917 patients in intensive care units, with 445 requiring ventilation support.
In a tweet on his official account, Health director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 2,885, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 988, Negeri Sembilan with 692 and Sabah with 544.
Related: Another 62 die, taking country’s death toll to 5,170
Related: Covid-19: 21 new clusters detected, 11 linked to workplaces
Related: Ismail Sabri: Most of Klang Valley under EMCO from July 3-16
Related: Selected factories allowed to operate in areas affected by EMCO in Selangor, KL
Related: 231,733 jabs given on Tuesday
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.30 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6,276 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (June 30), bringing the cumulative total to 751,979.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 62 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 5,170.
There were also 4,929 recoveries, which means 682,680 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 905 patients in intensive care units, with 452 requiring ventilation support.
Also, Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 2,836, followed by Negri Sembilan (644) and Kuala Lumpur (625).
Related: Covid-19: 62 fatalities bring death toll to 5,170
Related: Several states expected to be under second phase of NRP, reports Awani
Related: Ismail Sabri: Let’s be clear, Malaysia is still in Phase One of NRP
Related: Health DG: Public sensitivity vital amid rising suicide cases
Related: White Flag: Mooted by Malaysians for Malaysians in need
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.29 * * *
Malaysia has recorded 6,437 new coronavirus infections, with a surge in cases seen in the Klang Valley.
This brings the country’s cumulative total of Covid-19 cases to 745,703.
In a Twitter post on Tuesday (June 29), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reported that Selangor has 2,299 new cases, the highest out of all states.
Kuala Lumpur has the second highest with 1,361 new cases.
This is followed by Negri Sembilan (700 cases), Kedah (284), Johor (271), Melaka (252), Pahang (250), Sarawak (242), Perak (184), Sabah (178), Kelantan (131), Labuan (117), Penang (115), Putrajaya (32) and Terengganu (21).
Perlis has zero new cases.
The ministry also reported 107 more Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 5,108.
Currently, 905 patients are being treated in intensive care units (ICU), with 455 on ventilator support.
In the same 24-hour span, 5,298 patients were discharged from treatment.
This means 677,751 people have recovered from Covid-19 in Malaysia since the pandemic began.
The country now has 62 844 active Covid-19 cases.
Related: Covid-19: Cases in Sarawak drops to 242, lowest since April 8
Related: Covid-19: 107 fatalities bring death toll to 5,108
Related: Health DG: Be sensitive, have empathy and help those at risk of suicide
Related: Covid-19: EMCO in several localities in Selangor, KL, Terengganu and Sabah from July 1-14
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.28 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,218 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (June 28), bringing the total number of infections in the country since the pandemic began to 739,266 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor still topped the list with 1,989 cases.
This was followed by Negri Sembilan with 629 Covid-19 infections, Kuala Lumpur (469), Sarawak (409) and Perak (400), he said in a tweet Monday.
Related: ‘Extension the only option’
Related: Covid-19: 17 new clusters detected, over half from workplaces
Related: Crucial partner in pandemic fight
Related: Over seven million jabs administered
Related: Covid-19: Over 300,000 doses of vaccines yet to be used in Selangor, says KJ
Sehingga 28 Jun 2021; Jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 5,218 kes (739,266 kes)
Pecahan setiap negeri (Kumulatif):
Selangor – 1,989 (243,616)
WPKL – 469 (75,692)
Johor – 243 (70,254)
Sabah – 258 (69,025)
Sarawak – 409 (64,233)
Negeri Sembilan – 629 (43,536) pic.twitter.com/wJEGPeyd5B— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) June 28, 2021
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.27 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,586 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (June 27), bringing the cumulative total to 734,048.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 60 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 4,944.
There were also 4,777 recoveries, which means 667,709 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 886 patients in intensive care units, with 446 requiring ventilation support.
Furthermore, Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 2,212, followed by Kuala Lumpur (628) and Sarawak (513).
Related: Sarawak extending phase one of recovery plan as state records 513 new cases
Related: Ismail Sabri: Eateries can open between 6am and 10pm starting Monday (June 28)
Related: Malaysia’s infectivity rate now at 0.97, says Health DG
Related: JKJAV: Over 7.2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses given as of June 26
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.26 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,803 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (June 26), bringing the total number of infections in the country since the pandemic began to 728,463 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, in a tweet Saturday, that Selangor still had the most infections with 2,108 new cases.
This was followed by Negri Sembilan with 741 new Covid-19 cases, Kuala Lumpur (628), Sarawak (491) and Johor (329).
Four localities reported less than 100 new infections – Labuan with 99 Covid-19 cases, Terengganu (29), Putrajaya (24) and Perlis (four).
Sehingga 26 Jun 2021: Jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 5,803 kes (728,462 kes)
Pecahan setiap negeri (Kumulatif):
Selangor – 2,108 (239,415)
WPKL – 628 (74,595)
Johor – 329 (69,699)
Sabah – 189 (68,577)
Sarawak – 491 (63,311)
Negeri Sembilan – 741 (42,406) pic.twitter.com/AFdMCQgFu5— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) June 26, 2021
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Related: New cases still hovering around 5,800 mark
Related: Covid-19: 81 new deaths, 14 new clusters reported on Saturday (June 26)
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.25 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,812 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 722,659.
In a tweet on Friday (June 25), the Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor still has the highest number of cases with 2,187.
This is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 771 cases, Sarawak (673), Negri Sembilan (658), Penang (270), Melaka (223), Johor (196), Kedah (186), Sabah (156), Pahang (139), Labuan (123), Kelantan (98), Perak (72), Terengganu (46) and Putrajaya (14).
Perlis had zero new cases.
Another 82 people died from Covid-19, taking the death toll to 4,803.
Currently, 870 patients are under treatment in intensive care units (ICU), with 433 on ventilators.
In the same 24-hour span, 6,775 patients were discharged from treatment.
This means 657,739 people in Malaysia have recovered from the coronavirus.
At present, there are 60,117 active cases in the country.
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Related: CanSino vaccine for Orang Asli in Perak, says deputy health minister
Related: Covid-19: 21 new clusters on Friday (June 25), 18 linked to workplaces
Related: Covid-19: Health Ministry’s support hotline receives over 100,000 calls seeking counselling
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.24 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,841 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 716,847.
In a tweet on Thursday (June 24), the Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor still has the highest number of cases with 2,072.
This is followed by Negri Sembilan with 781 cases, Sarawak (581), Kuala Lumpur (552), Johor (346), Kedah (271), Melaka (247), Labuan (212), Sabah (203), Pahang (162), Kelantan (135), Perak (120), Penang (108), Terengganu (29), Putrajaya (17) and Perlis (five).
Another 84 people died from Covid-19, taking the death toll to 4,721.
Currently, 869 patients are treated in intensive care units (ICUs), with 438 on ventilators.
There were 5,411 patients who were discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries to 650,954.
Active cases saw a slight increase to 61,162.
Related: Daily cases rise above 5,000 mark
Related: Covid-19 vaccination: Almost 270,000 doses administered on Thursday (June 24), says Dr Adham
Related: Ismail Sabri: Several areas in Kedah, Sabah under EMCO from June 26-July 9
Related: No change to quarantine rules
Related: Covid-19: Child, teen among 84 fatalities on Thursday (June 24)
Related: Covid-19: Over 1.7 million senior citizens have received first dose of vaccine
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.23 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,244 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 711,006.
In a tweet on Wednesday (June 23), the Health Ministry said of the figure, 5,237 were local infections while seven were imported cases.
Another 83 people succumbed to Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 4,637.
It also said there were 6,372 new recoveries for a total of 645,553 to date.
The number of active cases is now 60,816.
Of this number, 879 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 433 requiring ventilator support.
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor reported 2,001 cases, the highest of all states.
This is followed by Negri Sembilan (677 cases), Sarawak (577), Kuala Lumpur (531), Johor (282), Pahang (245), Kedah (189), Melaka (180), Penang (159), Sabah (129), Kelantan (81), Labuan (77), Perak (75), Terengganu (27), Putrajaya (13) and Perlis (one).
Related: Covid-19: 83 fatalities bring death toll to 4,637
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Related: Covid-19: 24 new clusters, including 15 workplace outbreaks
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.22 * * *
Malaysia recorded 4,743 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 705,762.
In a tweet on Tuesday (June 22), the Health Ministry said of the figure, 4,741 were local infections while two were imported cases.
Another 77 people succumbed to Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 4,554.
It also said there were 5,557new recoveries for a total of 639,181 to date.
The number of active cases is now 62,027.
Of this number, 875 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 445 requiring ventilator support.
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor reported 1,566 cases, the highest of all states.
This is followed by Kuala Lumpur (635 cases), Negri Sembilan (585), Sarawak (507), Johor (239), Penang (195), Sabah (193), Melaka (167), Kelantan (165), Kedah (142), Pahang (131), Labuan (104), Perak (68), Terengganu (37), Putrajaya (seven) and Perlis (two).
Related: Health Ministry: 21 new Covid-19 clusters, 13 from workplaces
Related: New Covid-19 cases take a slight dip again
Related: Covid-19: 77 deaths recorded, two victims aged below 30
Related: M’sian-made Covid-19 vaccine to undergo clinical trials
Related: The long war of vaccines vs variants
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.21 * * *
Malaysia has 4,611 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (June 21), says the Health Ministry.
Cumulatively, the country has passed the 700,000 mark – with 701,019 infections recorded since the start of the pandemic.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor has the most cases with 1,346 infections.
This is followed by Sarawak (682 cases), Perak (453), Negri Sembilan (437), Johor (314), Kuala Lumpur (310), Melaka (205), Kedah (182), Sabah (166), Labuan (130), Penang (84), Pahang (50), Terengganu (18) and Putrajaya (15).
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Related: Student vaccination seen as ‘best way’ to return to school
Related: Covid-19: Almost 100 workplace clusters detected within a week, says Dr Adham
Related: Covid-19: Over 5.8 million doses of vaccine administered as of Sunday (June 20)
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.20 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,293 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday (July 20), bringing the country’s cumulative total to 696,408.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor still reported the most new infections with 1,680 cases.
The second most cases were reported in Negri Sembilan with 693, followed by Sarawak (661) and Johor (627).
Perlis, meanwhile, reported two new infections, while Putrajaya had four. There were only two localities which recorded single-digit Covid-19 cases.
Sehingga 20 Jun 2021: Jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 5,293 kes (696,408 kes)
Pecahan setiap negeri (Kumulatif):
Selangor – 1,680 (228,135)
WPKL – 379 (71,168)
Johor – 627 (67,993)
Sabah – 163 (67,541)
Sarawak – 661 (59,800)
Negeri Sembilan – 693 (38,527) pic.twitter.com/AdotNwCdwg— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) June 20, 2021
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Related: Covid-19: 60 fatalities bring death toll to 4, 408
Related: Covid-19: 19 clusters detected, 11 linked to workplaces
Related: Covid-19: Health Ministry detects another 22 new cases involving variants of concern
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.19 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,911 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (June 19), bringing the total number of cases reported since the pandemic began to 691,115.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor still had the most infections in the country, with 2,111 new cases detected today.
This was followed by Negri Sembilan with 770 new cases, Sarawak (569), Johor (498) and Kuala Lumpur (483).
Perlis recorded no new cases on Saturday while Putrajaya only had three new Covid-19 infections.
Related: Covid-19: Four out of 24 new clusters detected involve detention centres, says Health DG
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Related: Everyone registered with MySejahtera will get Covid-19 vaccine, says Health Ministry
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.18 * * *
Malaysia’s Covid-19 daily case figures rose by 6,440 new cases on Friday (June 18), the Health Ministry announced.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reported that Selangor has 2,095 new cases – the highest in the country.
This is followed by Negri Sembilan (870 cases), Kuala Lumpur (816), Johor (592), Sarawak (536), Perak (357), Melaka (223), Kelantan (200), Kedah (159), Labuan (152), Penang (122), Pahang (79), Terengganu (32), Putrajaya (6) and Perlis (2).
The country’s cumulative cases have now gone up to 685,204.
In the 24 hours span up to noon on Friday, 74 people died from Covid-19 in the country.
Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll now stands at 4,276.
At present, there are 894 patients under intensive care treatment with 451 on ventilator support.
In the same period, 6,861 patients were discharged from treatment and observation.
Since the pandemic began, 615,326 people in Malaysia have recovered from Covid-19.
Currently, there are 65,602 active Covid-19 cases nationwide.
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Related: Covid-19: Infectivity rate at 0.95, says Health DG
Related: Covid-19: 74 fatalities bring death toll to 4,276
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.17 * * *
Malaysia recorded another 5,738 Covid-19 cases on Thursday (June 17), says the Health Ministry.
The new cases bring the country’s Covid-19 tally to 678,764 cases since the pandemic began.
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor has the highest figure with 1,858 new cases.
This was followed by Negri Sembilan (1,086 cases), Kuala Lumpur (641), Sarawak (559), Johor (449), Sabah (248), Kedah (197), Melaka (184), Kelantan (154), Penang (97), Labuan (97), Terengganu (77), Pahang (54), Perak (30) and Putrajaya (7).
Perlis has zero cases.
Malaysia also recorded 60 more deaths on Thursday, taking the Covid-19 death toll to 4,202.
Currently, there are 909 patients under intensive care – a reduction from 924 reported the day before.
There are 441 patients on ventilator support.
In the same 24-hour span, 7,530 more patients were discharged from treatment – bringing total recoveries up to 608,465.
The number of active Covid-19 cases has come down to 66,097, from 67,949 on Wednesday.
Sehingga 17 Jun 2021: Jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 5,738 kes (678,764 kes)
Pecahan setiap negeri (Kumulatif):
Selangor – 1,858 (222,249)
WPKL – 641 (69,490)
Sabah – 248 (66,978)
Johor – 449 (66,276)
Sarawak – 559 (58,034)
Negeri Sembilan – 1,086 (36,194) pic.twitter.com/GivAEs0YZR— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) June 17, 2021
Related: Covid-19: 60 fatalities bring death toll to 4,202
Related: Recoveries exceed new cases but daily numbers still above 5,000
Related: King: Reconvene Parliament soon
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.16 * * *
Malaysia recorded another 5,150 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (June 16), the Health Ministry confirms.
With that, the country’s Covid-19 tally has gone up to 673,026.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor has the highest figure with 1,914 new cases.
This is followed by Negri Sembilan (607 cases), Sarawak (570), Kuala Lumpur (480), Johor (392), Kelantan (230), Kedah (228), Sabah (184), Melaka (152), Labuan (101), Penang (99), Perak (66), Pahang (57), Terengganu (56), Perlis (8), and Putrajaya (6).
Malaysia also recorded 73 more deaths on Wednesday, taking the Covid-19 death toll to 4,142.
At present, 924 patients are being treated at intensive care units (ICU), with 453 requiring ventilator support.
In the same 24-hour span, 7,240 more patients were discharged from treatment – bringing total recoveries up to 600,935.
The number of active Covid-19 cases continues its downward trend to 67,949.
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Related: Recoveries exceed new cases but daily numbers still above 5,000
Related: Covid-19: 19 new clusters identified, 10 linked to workplaces
Related: Covid-19: Cases decrease but ICU admissions remain high, says Health DG
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.15 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,419 more Covid-19 cases and 101 fatalities, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday (June 15).
This takes the country’s tally of infections to 667,876 and the death toll up to 4,069.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor has 1,996 cases – the highest in the country.
Sarawak is second highest with 718 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 650 cases.
There are 922 patients under intensive care, with 450 requiring ventilator support.
In the same 24-hour span, 6,831 more patients were discharged from treatment and observation.
The total number of people who have recovered from the virus in Malaysia is now 593,695.
Active Covid-19 cases have now come down to 70,112.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.14 * * *
Malaysia recorded 4,949 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (June 14), bringing the total number of infections in the country since the pandemic began to 662,457 cases.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 60 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 3,968.
There were also 6,588 recoveries, which means 586,864 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 921 patients in intensive care units, with 459 requiring ventilation support.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said Selangor still had the most cases with 1, 523 people testing positivve, followed by Sarawak (744), Kuala Lumpur (503) and Johor (430).
Sehingga 14 Jun 2021: Jumlah kes COVID-19 adalah 4,949 kes (662,457 kes)
Pecahan setiap negeri (Kumulatif):
Selangor – 1,523 (216,481)
WPKL – 503 (67,719)
Sabah – 273 (66,316)
Johor – 430 (65,069)
Sarawak – 744 (56,187)
N Sembilan – 323 (34,105)
P Pinang – 214 (32,324)— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) June 14, 2021
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.13 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,304 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 657,508.
In a tweet on Sunday (June 13), the Health Ministry said of the figure, 5,299 were local infections while five were imported cases.
Sixty four people succumbed to Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 3,908.
It also said there were 8,163 recoveries for a total of 580,276 cases to date.
The number of active cases is now 73,324.
Of this number, 917 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 452 requiring ventilator support.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 1,973, followed by Sarawak (544) and Kuala Lumpur (462).
Related: Next two weeks of lockdown critical to reduce daily infections to 4,000, says Health DG
Related: Covid-19: 15 new clusters recorded, 11 involve workplaces
Related: Covid-19: Spike in cases due to increased testing, says Negri health chief
Related: Malaysia working on two vaccines for Covid-19
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.12 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,793 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 652,204.
In a tweet on Saturday (June 12), the Health Ministry said of the figure, 5,787 were local infections while six were imported cases.
Seventy six people succumbed to Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 3,844.
It also said there were 8,334 recoveries for a total of 572,113 to date.
This is the highest number of recoveries recorded in a single day so far.
The number of active cases is now 76,247.
Of this number 914 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 459 requiring ventilator support.
It also said Selangor was the state with the most cases 1,582, followed by Negri Sembilan (618), Sarawak (569), Kuala Lumpur (559), Johor (504) and Sabah (378).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.11 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6,849 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (June 11), says the Health Ministry.
This takes the country’s total number of infections to 646, 411 since the pandemic began.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor has 2, 558 new cases – the highest in the country.
This is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 884 cases, Sarawak with 699 cases, Negri Sembilan with 685 and Johor with 426.
Sabah has 309 new cases, Kelantan has 248, Penang has 205, Labuan has 176, Melaka has 170, Perak has 161, Kedah has 161, Pahang has 89, Terengganu has 66, Putrajaya has 10 and Perlis has two.
The country also recorded 84 more Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 3, 768.
There are 912 patients being treated at intensive care units (ICU), with 458 requiring ventilator support.
Nationwide, there are 78, 864 active Covid-19 cases with patients hospitalised and under observation.
Meanwhile, 7, 749 patients were discharged in the same 24-hour span.
This brings the total number of Covid-19 recoveries in the country to 563, 779.
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Related: Covid-19: 699 new cases, eight deaths in Sarawak on Friday (June 11)
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.10 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,671 Covid-19 cases on Thursday (June 10), bringing the cumulative total to 639, 562.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 73 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 3, 684.
There were also 7, 325 recoveries, which means 556, 030 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 911 patients in intensive care units, with 462 requiring ventilation support.
Selangor had the most cases with 1, 510 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur (769) and Sarawak (631).
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Related: Taking a load off Covid-19 Assessment Centres
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.09 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6,239 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (June 9), bringing the cumulative total to 633, 891.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 75 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 3, 611.
There were also 7, 386 recoveries, which means 548, 705 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 905 patients in intensive care units, with 453 requiring ventilation support.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 2, 291, followed by Negri Sembilan (507) and Johor (468).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.08 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5, 566 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (June 8), the Health Ministry confirmed.
The country’s Covid-19 tally is now a total of 627, 652.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor has 1, 524 new cases – the highest in the country.
This is followed by Sarawak with 707 cases, Negri Sembilan with 505, Kuala Lumpur with 466 and Johor with 456.
In the same 24-hour span, 6, 962 patients were discharged.
Total recoveries in the country is 541, 319 – a recovery rate of 86.25%.
Malaysia also recorded 76 more fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 3, 536.
There are 903 patients under intensive care, with 458 requiring ventilator support.
Nationwide, there are 82,797 active Covid-19 cases.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.07 * * *
Malaysia recorded 5,271 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 622,086.
In a tweet on Monday (June 7), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor recorded the most cases with 1,374, followed by Sarawak (703) and Negri Sembilan (571).
Malaysia recorded 6,241 new cases on Sunday (June 6).
Related: Dip in new cases for fourth straight day
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.06 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6,241 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 616,815.
In a tweet on Sunday (June 6), the Health Ministry said that Selangor recorded 2,178 cases, the most of all states, followed by Sarawak (600) and Johor (565).
In the same 24-hour period, there were 87 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 3,378.
There were also 5,133 recoveries, which means 526,809 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 890 patients in intensive care units, with 444 requiring ventilator support.
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Related: Health DG shows infectivity rate on downward trend, now below 1.0
Related: Covid-19: 87 fatalities bring death toll to 3,378
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.05 * * *
Malaysia recorded 7,452 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday (June 5), taking the national tally to 610,574 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah posted on Twitter that Selangor recorded the highest increase out of all states with 2,509 new cases.
This was followed by Negri Sembilan with 843, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur with 678 new cases and Sarawak with 651.
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Related: More than 701 active clusters in the country
Related: Covid-19: 24 new clusters reported, 17 linked to workplaces, says Health DG
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.04 * * *
Eighty-six deaths were recorded on Friday (June 4) involving 83 locals and three foreigners, bringing the country’s death toll to 3,182, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said of the 86 deaths, Selangor recorded 20, followed by Johor (14), Negri Sembilan (13), Kuala Lumpur (seven), Sarawak (five), Kedah (four), three each in Sabah, Melaka, Pahang, Perak, Labuan, Penang, two each in Kelantan, Terengganu and one death in Perlis.
“A total of 7,748 new cases were recorded on June 4, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 603,122.
“The rate of recovery is now 85.5% with 6,624 recoveries on Friday. Cumulatively, 515,571 have recovered so far.
“The number of active cases is now 84,369 cases with 883 requiring intensive care unit treatment and 459 on ventilator support,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said 23 new clusters were reported on Friday, bringing the number of active clusters to 691.
“The new clusters were reported in Selangor (Persiaran Camellia, Jalan Sungai Bakau, Industri Sungai Buloh, Persiaran Mercu clusters), Negri Sembilan (Industri Persiaran Bunga Tanjung Dua, Jalan Tampin – Gemas, Industri Jalan Senawang Tiga,Taman Seremban Jaya clusters), Pahang (Pasar Borong Jengka, Gunung Senyum, Jengka Dua Puluh clusters), Kedah (Dah Rimba, Dah Fajar clusters), Melaka (Jalan Alor Gajah Lama cluster), Putrajaya (Putra Enam Belas cluster), Terengganu (Alor Serdang cluster), Sabah (Pulutan cluster), Sarawak( Bunut cluster), Johor (Jalan Keluli Tiga cluster), Penang (Jalan Bandar Baru cluster), Perak ( Jalan Jelapang 2 cluster) and Kuala Lumpur (Desa Bakti construction site cluster),” he said.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.03 * * *
Malaysia recorded 8,209 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (June 3), bringing the total number of cases reported since the pandemic began to 595,374 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor continued to have the most cases with 3,125 infection reported.
In a tweet Thursday, Dr Noor Hisham said this was followed by Kuala Lumpur with 801 cases, Johor (752), Sarawak (594) and Negri Sembilan (576).
Perlis is the only territory in Malaysia to record single digit figures, with five new Covid-19 cases.
Sehingga 3 Jun 2021: Jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 8,209 kes (595,374 kes)
Pecahan setiap negeri (Kumulatif):
Selangor – 3,125 (194,847)
Sabah – 203 (63,019)
WPKL – 801 (60,973)
Johor – 752 (60,120)
Sarawak – 594 (49,214)
Pulau Pinang – 303 (29,736) pic.twitter.com/sSQItylvDm— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) June 3, 2021
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.02 * * *
Malaysia recorded 7,703 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (June 2), bringing the cumulative total to 587,165.
In the same 24-hour period, there was a record high 126 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2993.
There were also 5,777 recoveries, which means 501,898 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 878 patients in intensive care units, with 447 requiring ventilation support.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 2,728, followed by Kuala Lumpur (701), Sarawak (588), Negri Sembilan (586) and Johor (554).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.06.01 * * *
Malaysia recorded 7,105 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (June 1), bringing the cumulative total to 579,462.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 2,068, followed by Kuala Lumpur (817) and Sarawak (703).
In the same 24-hour period, there were 71 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,867.
There were also 6,083 recoveries, which means 496,121 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 872 patients in intensive care units, with 419 requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.31 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6,824 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (May 31), bringing the total number of infections since the pandemic began to 572,357.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor still had the most infections at 2,111 new cases.
This was followed by Kelantan with 695 new infections, Sarawak (654) and Johor (489).
All states and federal territories reported new Covid-19 infections on Monday, Dr Noor Hisham said.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 67 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,796. There were also 5,251 recoveries, which means 490,038 have recovered from the disease nationwide. There are still 851 patients in intensive care units, with 422 requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.30 * * *
A total of 6,999 new cases were reported on Sunday (May 30), a dip from the record high of more than 9,000 cases on Saturday (May 29).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor topped the list of states with the most number of infections at 2,477 cases followed by Kuala Lumpur (616) and Kelantan (612).
Perlis, the smallest state in Malaysia, recorded the lowest number of infections at seven cases, followed by the Federal Territories of Putrajaya and Labuan at 13 and 133 cases, respectively. ‘
A total of 79 deaths involving 78 Malaysians and one non-citizen were also recorded on Sunday (May 30), bringing the Covid-19 death toll to 2,729.
Dr Noor Hisham said that among the 78,017 active cases in the country, 846 patients are in the intensive care units (ICU) and 419 are intubated.
There were also 17 new clusters recorded and that 635 clusters are currently still active out of the cumulative 2,163 recorded since the outbreak began in early last year.
The national Rt (pronounced R-naught) or infectivity rate currently stands at 1.16, meaning that for every one individual infected, they could pass on the virus to 116 new persons.
“The number of cases reported daily is showing a sharp increase, according to the exponential graph.
“An increase of between a thousand and two thousand cases daily is not an impossibility.
“We have seen 98 deaths in a day on May 29 due to Covid-19. The situation will also possibly continue and it is not impossible that it can continue to increase, ” he said, adding that the country recorded 5,121 recoveries on Sunday.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.29 * * *
The country has recorded 9,020 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (May 29), registering a daily record for five days in a row, bringing the cumulative total to 558,534.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 9,020 new cases were recorded, taking the nation’s cumulative tally to 558,534.
Selangor had the most number of new cases with 2,836 infections followed by Kelantan (907), Negeri Sembilan (898), Kuala Lumpur (789), and Sarawak (726).
In the same 24-hour period, there was another record high 98 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,650.
There were also 5,527 recoveries, which means 479,666 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 844 patients in intensive care units, with 430 requiring ventilation support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.28 * * *
Malaysia has recorded 8,290 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (May 28), continuing its upwards surge.
It is the fourth day in a row that the country registered new daily records, with today’s figure surpassing the 7,857 cases reported the previous day.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country’s cumulative cases is now 549,514.
Selangor remained the state with the highest daily increase, with 2,052 new cases recorded, followed by Kelantan with 851 new cases.
Kuala Lumpur posted 830 new cases, Johor has 762 and Sarawak has 698.
In the same 24-hour span, 61 more people died to Covid-19.
This takes the country’s Covid-19 death toll up to 2,552.
There were 4,814 patients who were discharged from treatment.
Malaysia’s total recoveries is now 474,139.
There are 72,823 active Covid-19 cases currently.
The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) is now at an all time high of 808, with 403 requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.27 * * *
Malaysia reported 7,857 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (May 27), continuing its upward trend.
The figure overtakes the daily record of 7,478 cases which was set only the day before (May 26).
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country’s cumulative cases is now 541,224.
Selangor recorded the highest figure of all states with 2,675 new cases, followed by Sarawak with 772 and Kelantan with 752.In the same 24-hour span, 59 more people died due to Covid-19.
This takes the country’s death toll to 2,491.
There were 4,598 patients who were discharged from treatment.
Malaysia’s total recoveries is now 469,325.
There are 69,408 active Covid-19 cases currently.
The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) is now 771, with 392 requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.26 * * *
Malaysia recorded a new daily high of 7,478 Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (May 26). This is the second day in a row that the numbers have spiked.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the total cumulative number of infections in the country to 533,367.
Selangor remains the state with the highest number of new cases with a total of 2,455 infections.
This was followed by Kuala Lumpur (760), Sarawak (640), Johor (587), Kelantan (547), Kedah (542), Penang (420), Negeri Sembilan (370), Perak (264), Melaka (230), Sabah (229), Terengganu (177), Pahang (171), Labuan (49), Putrajaya (29) and Perlis (eight).
The country has logged more than 6,000 new cases daily for seven consecutive days while the number continued to increase to a previous record high of 7,289 cases on Tuesday (May 25).
In the same 24-hour period, there were 63 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,432.
There were also 4,665 recoveries, which means 464,727 have recovered from the disease nationwide since the pandemic began.
There are still 756 patients in intensive care units, with 377 patients requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.25 * * *
Malaysia has recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 infections yet, at 7,289 cases on Tuesday (May 25).
This brings the cumulative total to 525,889.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Selangor topped the list of states with the highest number of cases, at 2,642, followed by Johor at 664 cases and Kuala Lumpur at 604.
Every state and Federal Territory in Malaysia has recorded new cases.
Perlis, which is the smallest state in Malaysia, recorded the least number of new cases with eight new infections, followed by the Federal Territories of Putrajaya at 23 and Labuan at 63.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 60 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,369.
There were also 3,789 recoveries, which means 460,062 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 726 patients in intensive care units, with 373 requiring ventilation support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.24 * * *
Covid-19 cases in Malaysia remained above the 6,000 mark, with 6,509 new infections recorded on Monday (May 24).
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor reported the highest figure out of all states with 2,049 new cases.
This is followed by Sarawak with 530 infections, while Johor and Kuala Lumpur each have 468 new cases.
Malaysia’s total cumulative Covid-19 cases is now 518,600.
The Health Ministry also reported 61 new fatalities, taking the Covid-19 death toll to 2,309.
The number of patients in intensive care units (ICU) has risen to 711, with 369 people requiring ventilator support.
In the same 24-hour span, 3,452 patients were discharged from treatment.
The country’s total Covid-19 recoveries is 456,273 – which is a recovery rate of 88%.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.23 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6,976 Covid-19 cases on Sunday (May 23), bringing the cumulative total to 512,091.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 2,235, followed by Sarawak (663) and Kelantan (626).
In the same 24-hour period, there were 49 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,248.
There were also 3,587 recoveries, which means 452,821 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 681 patients in intensive care units, with 361 requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.22 * * *
Malaysia has reached an unwanted milestone when the country’s cumulative Covid-19 cases breached the half-a-million mark on Saturday (May 22).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that another 6,317 cases were reported, bringing the total cumulative cases to 505,115 since the first case in the country was reported on Jan 25 last year.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases with 1,647 followed by Sarawak (749), Kuala Lumpur (654), Kelantan (613), Johor (477) and Penang (359).
The number of recoveries, however, is lower than new cases, with 4,694 patients being discharged in the past 24 hours.
In total, 449,234 patients or 88.9% have recovered from Covid-19 in the country with active cases now up to 53,682 cases.
There are 650 patients in intensive care units, with 370 of them requiring ventilator support.
Dr Noor Hisham also said that another 50 people died of the virus, with the death toll at 2,199 people or 0.44% of all cases.
There were another 17 new clusters reported on Saturday, bringing the total to 2,001 clusters.
There are 535 active clusters, while 1,466 clusters are declared to have ended.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.21 * * *
The number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in the country remains over 6,000 on Friday (May 21).
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said with the 6,493 cases recorded, the cumulative total was now 498,795.
Once again, Selangor had the most cases with 2,163, followed by Kuala Lumpur (641) and Sarawak (612).
In the same 24-hour period, there were 50 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,149.
There were also 4,508 recoveries, which means 444,540 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 643 patients in intensive care units, with 363 requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.20 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6,806 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (May 20), a new daily record.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country’s cumulative cases now stand at 492,302.
Selangor recorded 2,277 new cases – the highest figure of all states.
Another three states have more than 600 cases – Kuala Lumpur with 655, Johor with 615 and Sarawak with 608.
In the same 24-hour span, Malaysia also recorded 59 new Covid-19 deaths.
The country’s Covid-19 death toll has now risen to 2,099.
There are 587 people treated in intensive care units (ICU), with 330 on ventilator support.
Another 3,916 were discharged from treatment, which takes the total number of recoveries to 440,032.
There are now 50,171 active cases nationwide.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.19 * * *
Malaysia has recorded 6,075 new Covid-19 cases, its highest daily figure since the pandemic began.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor recorded 2,251 new cases, which is the highest of all states.
This is followed by Johor with 699 cases, Kuala Lumpur with 660 cases, Kedah with 445 cases and Kelantan with 441 cases.
In the same 24-hour span, there are 46 more deaths to Covid-19.
This takes the country’s death toll to 2,040.
Another 3,516 patients have been discharged from treatment.
The country’s total recoveries is now 436,116, which is a 89.8% recovery rate.
There are 47,340 active cases nationwide.
The number of people in intensive care units is now 559.
A total of 304 patients require ventilation support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.18 * * *
Malaysia has recorded 4,865 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the country’s cumulative total to 479,421.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor had 1,743 new cases, remaining as the state with the highest figure.
Sarawak is second highest with 512 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur (477), Johor (407) and Kelantan (406).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.17 * * *
Malaysia recorded 4,446 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (May 17), bringing the cumulative total to 474,556, according to the Health Ministry.
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor has the highest number of infections at 1,650 followed by Sarawak (433) and Johor (391).
Kelantan recorded 343 cases followed by Kuala Lumpur (297), Negri Sembilan (243), Kedah (236), Perak (203), Terengganu (201), Penang (159), Pahang (139), Melaka (80), Sabah (60), and Putrajaya (11). Labuan and Perlis did not have any new cases.
Meanwhile, there were 45 deaths, bringing the death toll to 1,947.
There were also 2,784 recoveries, which means 429,103 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
A total of 43,506 active cases were recorded with 522 patients in intensive care units, while 273 require ventilator support.
Sehingga 17 Mei 2021: Jumlah kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan adalah 4,446 kes
Pecahan setiap negeri:
Selangor : 1,650 kes
Sabah : 60 kes
Johor : 391 kes
WP KL : 297 kes
Sarawak : 433 kes
Pulau Pinang : 159 kes
Negeri Sembilan :243 kes— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) May 17, 2021
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.16 * * *
Malaysia recorded 3,780 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (May 16), bringing the cumulative total to 470,110.
In a tweet, the Health Ministry said of the figure, 3,780 were local infections while two were imported cases.
There were another 36 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 1,902.
It also said there were 3,990 recoveries for a total of 426,319 to date.
The number of active cases is now 41,889.
Of this number, 520 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 272 requiring ventilator support.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 1,275, followed by Sarawak (405), Kedah (363) and Kelantan (357).
This is followed by Kuala Lumpur (342), Johor (224), Penang (187), Pahang (159), Melaka (122), Perak (115), Sabah (87), Terengganu (58), seven each for Labuan and Putrajaya and Perlis (two).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.15 * * *
The number of deaths from Covid-19 in a day has hit a new high, with 44 fatalities recorded on Saturday (May 15).
This surpasses the previous record of 39 deaths on May 12 (Wednesday).
With the 44 deaths, the death toll from Covid-19 now stands at 1,866, or 0.4%.
For the fourth day in a row, the number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia have surpassed 4,000.
Malaysia recorded 4,140 new cases on Saturday, bringing the number of current active cases to 42,135.
Some 503 patients are being treated in intensive care units (ICU), with 272 requiring ventilator support.
There were 3,432 new recovered cases, taking the recovery rate to 90.56%.
Selangor contributed the bulk of new cases with 1,507 new infections, followed by Johor (433) and Kuala Lumpur (398), according to the Health Ministry.
Since Wednesday (May 12), cases breached the 4,000 mark, beginning with 4,765, increasing to 4,855 on Thursday and 4,113 on Friday.
The cumulative total now stands at 466,330 cases.
On another matter, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 132 people from India were brought back to Malaysia through a humanitarian and disaster relief mission on May 12.
“Only those who tested negative for Covid-19 were allowed to go on the departing flight.
“But when they were tested on arrival, seven of the 132 people were found to be positive,” he said in a tweet.
Dr Noor Hisham added that the Health Ministry extended their quarantine period from 14 to 21 days.
He said in a news portal that the ministry had yet to determine if the seven positive cases were variants of concern.
“The sample for a full genomic sequence has been taken and it takes time, as we need to culture the virus before full genome sequencing,” Dr Noor Hisham said in the report.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.14 * * *
Malaysia recorded 4,113 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (May 14), bringing the cumulative total to 462,190.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 1,269, followed by Sarawak (533) and Johor (335), the Health Ministry reported.
Another 34 people succumbed to Covid-19.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.13 * * *
Malaysia recorded 4,855 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (May 13), bringing the cumulative total to 458,077.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 1,783, followed by Kuala Lumpur (521) and Johor (467).
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the new cases, 4,852 cases were local infections while three were imported cases.
Another 27 people succumbed to Covid-19.
He also said there were 3,347 recoveries for a total of 414,707 to date, a 90.5% recovery rate.
The number of active cases is now 41,582.
Of this number, 481 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 247 requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.12 * * *
Malaysia has reported a record 39 Covid-19 deaths in a single day, the Health Ministry reported.
In his daily Covid-19 updates on Wednesday (May 12), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this took the country’s death toll to 1,761.
There were another 4,765 new Covid-19 cases recorded for a cumulative total of 453,222.
Selangor has the highest increase out of all states with 2,082 cases.
This is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 540 cases and Sarawak with 405 cases.
The number of active cases has reached 40,101, with 469 patients being being treated at intensive care units nationwide, of whom 244 require ventilator support.
In the same 24-hour span, 3,124 patients were discharged.
This brings the total number of recoveries in the country to 411,360, which equates to a 90.8% recovery rate.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.11 * * *
There are 3,973 new Covid-19 cases recorded on Tuesday (May 11).
Selangor remained the state with the highest number of cases with 1,328 cases, followed by Sarawak (512) and Kuala Lumpur (483).
The number of new cases for other states are Johor (384), Kelantan (321), Penang (187), Kedah (174), Perak (140), Negri Sembilan (126), Terengganu (93), Pahang (85), Melaka (79), Sabah (50), Putrajaya (eight) and Labuan (three).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.10 * * *
Malaysia has recorded 3,807 more Covid-19 cases on Monday (May 10), confirms the Health Ministry.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings Malaysia’s cumulative total of infections to 444,484 since the pandemic began.
Selangor remained the state with the highest number of cases with 1,149 new infections.
Sarawak has the second highest figures with 649, followed by Kelantan with 329 cases.
There are five import cases, while the rest are local transmissions.
There are 3,454 people who were discharged on Monday.
This takes the total number of Covid-19 recoveries to 405,388.
There were also 17 more Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll up to 1,700.
The number of people in intensive care unit (ICU) beds continued to rise, with the figure currently at 434 compared to 416 the previous day.
There are 224 patients who require ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.09 * * *
Malaysia recorded 3,733 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (May 9), bringing the cumulative total to 440,677, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
The Health director-general tweeted that Selangor has the highest number of infections at 1,278 followed by Sarawak (454) and Johor (365).
The number of cases in the other states were Kuala Lumpur (338), Penang (280), Kelantan (254), Negri Sembilan (205), Kedah (176), Pahang (100), Perak (80), Melaka (66), Sabah (61), Terengganu (49), Putrajaya (20), Labuan (six) and Perlis (one).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.08 * * *
Malaysia recorded 4,519 Covid-19 cases on Saturday (May 8), bringing the cumulative total to 436,944.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 25 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,657.
The deaths are tied with the previous record high on Feb 18.
There were also 2,719 recoveries, which means 398,723 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 393 patients in intensive care units, with 210 requiring ventilation support.
The Health Ministry has also identified 16 new Covid-19 clusters in the country, taking the number of active clusters in Malaysia to 429.
“Of the 25 deaths, 24 are Malaysians, while the other is a foreigner, ” said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press conference on Saturday (May 8).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.07 * * *
Malaysia recorded 4,519 Covid-19 cases on Saturday (May 8), bringing the cumulative total to 436,944.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 25 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,657.
The deaths are tied with the previous record high on Feb 18.
There were also 2,719 recoveries, which means 398,723 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 393 patients in intensive care units, with 210 requiring ventilation support.
The Health Ministry has also identified 16 new Covid-19 clusters in the country, taking the number of active clusters in Malaysia to 429.
“Of the 25 deaths, 24 are Malaysians, while the other is a foreigner, ” said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press conference on Saturday (May 8).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.06 * * *
Malaysia recorded 4,498 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (May 7), bringing the cumulative total to 432,425, according to the Health Ministry.
The last time Malaysia recorded over 4,000 cases was on Feb 4.
Selangor has the highest number of infections at 1,424 followed by Sarawak (750) and Kuala Lumpur (436).
Twenty-two deaths were also recorded, bringing the death toll to 1,632.
The number of recoveries is lower than new cases, with 3,449 patients being discharged in the past 24 hours.
In total, 396,004 patients have recovered from Covid-19 in the country.
Active cases are now at 34,789.
Currently, 372 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 211 of them requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.06 * * *
There were 3,551 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the country on Thursday (May 6), says the Health Ministry, a slight decrease from 3,744 cases the previous day.
Selangor still has more than 1,000 cases, recording 1,137 new infections.
Since the pandemic began last year, Malaysia has recorded 427,927 Covid-19 cases in total.
There were also 19 more Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll up to 1,610.
Currently, there are 354 patients under intensive care treatment, up from 328 on Wednesday (May 5).
Of that number, 199 patients are on ventilator support compared to 185 the day before.
Another 2,709 patients were discharged from treatment, bringing the total number of Covid-19 recoveries to 392,555.
Eight other states recorded three-digit figures in their daily case loads – Kuala Lumpur with 477 cases, Sarawak (391), Kelantan (326), Penang (305), Johor (258), Perak (137) and Kedah (112).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.05 * * *
There are 3,744 new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, the Health Ministry confirmed on Wednesday (May 5).
This is an increase compared to Tuesday (May 4)’s 3,120 cases and 2,500 cases on Monday (May 3).
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases with 1,548 new infections.
Six other states recorded three-digit figures – Kelantan with 480 cases, Sarawak (419), Kuala Lumpur (313), Johor (292), Penang (195) and Kedah (124).
Cumulatively, Malaysia has 424,376 Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.
The country also recorded 17 more Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll up to 1,591.
Currently, there are 328 patients under intensive care treatment.
Of that number, 185 are on ventilator support.
In the same 24-hour span, 2,304 patients were discharged from treatment.
The total number of recoveries is now 389.846 which is a rate of 91.86%.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.04 * * *
Malaysia recorded 3,120 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (May 4), bringing cumulative total to 420,632.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Selangor again recorded the most new cases with 675.
This was followed by Sarawak with 620 cases, Kuala Lumpur (408), Johor (336) and Kelantan (296).
In a tweet Tuesday, Dr Noor Hisham also said Perlis had reported no new cases while Labuan only had five.
There are 23 new Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 1,574.
The number of recoveries is lower than new cases, with 2,334 patients being discharged in the past 24 hours.
Active cases are now at 31,516.
Currently, 338 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 181 of them requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.03 * * *
Another 18 people in the country have died to Covid-19, as numbers of critically ill patients continue to increase.
In his daily Covid-19 updates on Monday (May 3), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the death cases involved those aged between 29 and 87.
“Seven of the deaths were in Selangor, three in Kuala Lumpur, two each in Sarawak and Kelantan, and one each in Negri Sembilan, Kedah, Johor and Sabah.
“One is a foreign citizen, while the rest are Malaysians.
“The Health Ministry expresses its condolences to the family members, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
The number of patients currently treated in intensive care units (ICU) has gone up to 352.
Those requiring ventilator support have also increased to 186.
The day before, there were 345 ICU cases and 175 patients on ventilators.
Active Covid-19 cases receiving treatment in the country have now gone up to 30,753.
In the last 24-hour span before 12pm Monday, 2,068 patients were discharged from treatment.
Covid-19 recoveries in Malaysia is now 385,208 which is at a rate of 92.3%
The total number of cases in Malaysia is now up to 417,512, after another 2,500 new infections were recorded.
Selangor’s 637 new cases – about 25.5% of Malaysia’s total – is the highest out of all states.
“Of Selangor’s new cases, 84.9% are those uncovered from clusters or contact tracing activities, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
The rest (96 cases) are sporadic and are detected from various Covid-19 screening activities.
Out of the 2,500 new cases in the country, four are imported infections.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.02 * * *
Malaysia recorded 3,418 Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Jan 31), bringing the cumulative total to 415,012.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 12 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,533.
There were also 2,698 recoveries, which means 383,140 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 345 patients in intensive care units, with 175 requiring ventilation support.
Furthermore, Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 1,200, followed by Sarawak at 587 and Kelantan at 400.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.05.01 * * *
Malaysia has recorded 2,881 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 411,594.
In a tweet on Saturday (May 1), the Health Ministry said of the figure, 2,865 were local infections while 16 were imported cases.
There were 15 more people who succumbed to Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 1,521.
It also said there were 2,462 new recoveries for a total of 380,442 to date.
The number of active cases is now 29,631.
Of this number, 337 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 176 requiring ventilator support.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 759, followed by Sarawak (445) and Kelantan (442).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.30 * * *
Malaysia recorded 3,788 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (April 30), bringing its cumulative total to 408,713 infections.
In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor has the highest number of new cases, with 1,265 infections.
Eight other states have three digit cases – Sarawak with 760 new cases, Kelantan with 464, Kuala Lumpur (255), Penang (250), Johor (160), Negri Sembilan (136), Kedah (136) and Perak (118).
Two of Friday’s cases are imported infections, while the rest are local transmissions.
Another 14 people died due to Covid-19 in the country.
This takes Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll up to 1,506, or at a rate of 0.37%.
There were 2,640 patients who were discharged on the same day.
Total recoveries are now up to 377,980.
The number of active cases has gone up to 29,227.
Of that total, 328 are currently under intensive care treatment.
There are 161 patients receiving ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.29 * * *
Malaysia recorded 3,332 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (April 29), bringing the cumulative total to 404,925.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 1,083, followed by Sarawak (522) and Kelantan (401).
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.28 * * *
Malaysia reported 3,142 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (April 28), bringing the total number of cases in the country since the pandemic began to 401,593, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor reported the most cases with 1,019 new infections.
This was followed by Kelantan with 523 new Covid-19 cases, Kuala Lumpur (440) and Sarawak (416).
The Health Ministry also said in a tweet that 15 new fatalities were reported, bringing the death toll to 1,477.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.27 * * *
Malaysia reported 2,733 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (April 27), bringing the total number of infections in the country since the pandemic began to 398,451, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor remained the state with the most cases at 750, followed by Kelantan (484), Sarawak (432) and Kuala Lumpur (377).
Only Labuan did not report any new cases on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said in a tweet.
The country saw another 2,019 Covid-19 patients discharged from treatment on Tuesday.
This brings the country’s total Covid-19 recoveries to 371,575 – which is a recovery rate of 93.5%.
Active cases have now gone up to 25,414.
There were also 13 more fatalities, taking the Covid-19 death toll up to 1,462.
The number of cases under intensive care treatment is 294, with 138 patients receiving ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.26 * * *
Malaysia recorded 2,776 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (April 26), bringing the cumulative total to 395,718.
Selangor has the highest number of infections at 762 followed by Sarawak (615), Kelantan (343) and Johor (309).
Thirteen deaths were also recorded, bringing the death toll to 1,449, according to a tweet by Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
There were also 1,803 recoveries, which means 369,556 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are 24,713 active cases.
A total of 300 patients are in intensive care units, with 133 requiring ventilation support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.25 * * *
Malaysia recorded 2,690 Covid-19 cases on Sunday (April 25), bringing the cumulative total to 392,942.
In the same 24-hour period, there were 10 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,436.
There were also 1,853 recoveries, which means 367,753 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 283 patients in intensive care units, with 121 requiring ventilation support.
Related: Covid-19: Selangor records highest number of cases at 751
Related: Covid-19: 2,776 new cases bring total to 395,718
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.24 * * *
Malaysia recorded 2,717 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (April 24), bringing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 390,252 says the Health Ministry.
The Ministry also reported that the country recorded 11 new Covid-19 deaths on Saturday bringing the death toll to 1,426
According to the Health Ministry, Selangor, Sarawak and Kelantan were the states with most new cases at 768,570 and 518, respectively.
As of noon Saturday, there were 2,292 recoveries, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 365,900 cases.
Active cases stand at 22,926, with 272 cases in intensive care units and 124 requiring ventilator support.
Related: M’sia gets first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine
Related: Strict SOP for a safe Raya season
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.23 * * *
The Health Ministry has announced 2,847 new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia on Friday (April 23).
Selangor recorded the most cases with 748 new infections, followed by Sarawak with 717 cases and Kelantan (476 cases).
This is the ninth consecutive day that the number of cases remained above the 2,000 mark.
Cumulatively, Malaysia has 387,535 confirmed cases since the pandemic began.
Eight more people died from the virus, taking the country’s Covid-19 death toll up to 1,415.
Another 2,341 patients were discharged from treatment.
Total recoveries is now 363,608 or 93.83%
Active cases have now gone up to 22,512.
Currently, there are 260 patients under intensive care, with 125 requiring ventilator support.
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Related: Covid-19: Eight fatalities bring death toll to 1,415
Related: Selangor, S’wak make up more than 50% of new cases nationwide
Related: Covid-19: Eight new clusters, five linked to education sector
Related: Covid-19: Malaysia approves conditional registration for China’s CoronaVac vaccine
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.22 * * *
Malaysia has recorded 2,875 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 384,688.
In a tweet on Thursday (April 22), the Health Ministry said of the figure, 2,846 were local infections while 29 were imported cases.
Seven more people succumbed to Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 1,407.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the three deaths were recorded in Sabah, two in Selangor and one each in Sarawak and Kelantan.
“All but one are Malaysian citizens.
“The ministry expresses its condolences to the family members, ” said Dr Noor Hisham in his daily Covid-19 updates.
Those who died were aged between 44 and 80, with all of them suffering from underlying conditions, such as gout, obesity, hypertension and diabetes.
It also said there were 2,541 recoveries, for a total of 361,267 to date.
The number of active cases is now 22,014.
Of this number, 248 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 115 requiring ventilator support.
Five other states recorded three digit increases – Selangor with 633 cases, Sarawak (474 cases), Kuala Lumpur (332), Johor (169), Sabah (160) and Penang (144).
There were 29 imported infections in the country, while the rest are local transmissions.
Of the local cases, 2,644 are Malaysians while 202 are foreign nationals.
There were 2,541 patients who had been discharged from treatment.
Related: More deaths, more cases, more clusters
Related: Covid-19 spike: Kg Domis cluster in Kelantan contributes 162 cases
Related: Three more districts in Kelantan placed under MCO
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.21 * * *
Malaysia has 2,340 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (April 21), the Health Ministry reported.
This is the seventh consecutive day that the number of cases remained above the 2,000 mark.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a tweet that Selangor recorded the most cases with 526 new infections.
Six other states recorded three-digit increases; Sarawak with 429 cases, Kelantan (370 cases), Kuala Lumpur (291), Sabah (172), Johor (170) and Penang (111).
Cumulatively, the country has recorded 381,813 confirmed cases since the pandemic began.
The Health Ministry also reported 11 more Covid-19 deaths, pushing Malaysia’s death toll up to 1,400.
Another 1,910 patients have been discharged from treatment, which means 358,726 people in the country have recovered from the coronavirus.
The number of active cases have now gone up to 21,687.
There are currently 248 patients in intensive care, with 101 requiring ventilator support.
COVID-19; 21 April 2021
J kes sembuh:1,910
J kumulatif:358,726 (93.95%)J kes baru:2,340
J kumulatif:381,813J kes aktif:21,687
Kes local:2,328 (2,136WN, 192BWN)
Kes import:12 (1 WN, 11 BWN)J kematian:11 (9WN)
J kumulatif:1,400(0.37%)J kes di ICU:248
Pesakit Intubated:101 pic.twitter.com/7tFzbKIqCv— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) April 21, 2021
Related: Nearly 5,000 cases from 83 clusters linked to education sector this year alone, says Health Ministry
Related: Covid-19: Outbreak at education centre leads to discovery of 50 cases
Related: Covid-19: Death toll now at 1,400 with 11 more deaths on Wednesday (April 21)
Related: Covid-19: No health workers have died from vaccines, says Health DG
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.20 * * *
Malaysia has recorded 2,341 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (April 20), bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 379,473.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Twitter post said Sarawak recorded the most cases with 600 new infections.
This is followed by Selangor with 539 cases, Kelantan with 429 cases and Kuala Lumpur with 344.
This is the sixth consecutive day that the number of cases remained above the 2,000 mark.
The Health Ministry also reported three more Covid-19 deaths, pushing Malaysia’s death toll up to 1,389.
Another 1,592 patients have been discharged from treatment, which means 356,816 people in the country have recovered from Covid-19.
Active cases have now gone up to 21,268.
There are currently 249 patients under intensive care, with 95 requiring ventilator support.
Related: Covid-19: 259 secondary students in Kelantan tested positive from April 3-16
Related: Covid-19: 462,335 have received both doses of vaccine as of Tuesday (April 20), says Health Minister
Related: DG: Surge in cases seen globally
Related: Covid-19: All data analysed and verified, says Health DG
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.19 * * *
Malaysia recorded 2,078 Covid-19 cases on Monday (April 19), bringing the cumulative total to 377,132.
In the same 24-hour period, there were eight fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,386.
There were also 1,402 recoveries, which means 355,224 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 228 patients in intensive care units, with 93 requiring ventilation support.
In a Tweet by the Health director-general, Sarawak recorded the highest number of cases at 589, followed by Selangor (457) and Kelantan (290).
Related: Health Minister: Twofold increase in Covid-19 clusters in educational institutions
Related: Covid-19: All schools in Sarawak’s red zones to close for two weeks from Tuesday (April 20)
Related: Covid-19: 14 new clusters, six linked to education sector
Related: Covid-19: 589 new cases, three deaths and four clusters linked to 13 longhouses recorded in Sarawak
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.18 * * *
Malaysia recorded 2,195 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (April 18), bringing the cumulative total to 375,054.
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sarawak recorded the highest number of cases at 508, followed by Selangor (431), Johor (387) and Kelantan (332).
A total of 1,427 recoveries were recorded, bringing the total number of discharged cases to 353,822, while Malaysia reported 19,854 active cases.
Eight deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 1,378.
Currently, 219 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 90 of them requiring ventilator support.
Related: Kelantan records highest infectivity rate in Malaysia
Related: 439,286 individuals have completed two-dose Covid-19 vaccination, says Health Minister
Related: Covid-19: Number of infected health workers 10 times lower after vaccination, says Mosti
Related: More efforts needed to ensure quicker Covid-19 vaccine rollout, says NGO
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.17 * * *
Malaysia recorded 2,331 new cases, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 372,859.
In a tweet on Saturday (April 17), the Health Ministry said 2,319 cases were local infections and 12 were imported.
It also said there were 1,832 new recoveries, for a total of 352,395 to date.
Five more people succumbed to Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 1,370.
The number of active cases is now 19,094.
Of this number, 225 are in intensive care units (ICU), with 92 requiring ventilator support.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 751, followed by Sarawak (512) and Kuala Lumpur (252).
Related: Covid-19: Over 1,000 new cases from Selangor and KL on Saturday (April 17)
Related: No fourth wave: Malaysia still handling the third wave of Covid-19 infections, says Dr Adham
Related: ‘Vaccine is not bulletproof’
Related: EMCO to be imposed in multiple areas nationwide from April 18-May 1
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.16 * * *
Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases continued to rise, with 2,551 new infections recorded in the country on Friday (April 15).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Twitter post said Sarawak recorded the most cases with 960 new infections.
This is followed by Selangor with 590 cases.
There were 29 import cases involving 10 Malaysians and 19 foreigners.
There were two more Covid-19 deaths, taking the country’s death toll up to 1,365.
The number of people discharged on Friday was 1,524, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 350,563.
Active cases are now up to 18,600.
Of that total, 227 patients are receiving intensive care treatment, with 91 on ventilator support.
This is the second day in a row that daily Covid-19 figures numbered above 2,000.
On Thursday (April 15), the country recorded 2,148 new cases.
Since the pandemic began, Malaysia has had 370,528 confirmed Covid-19 cases.
Related: Covid-19: Another 295 trainees at Kuching Pulapol test positive
Related: Covid-19: Existing vaccines still effective against UK, South African variants, says Dr Adham
Related: Covid-19: Two more fatalities bring death toll to 1,365
Related: Covid-19: Seven new clusters on Friday (April 16), three linked to workplaces
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.15 * * *
The number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has continued its ascending trend, with 2,148 new cases recorded on Thursday (April 15).
The last time the country’s daily figures were above 2,000 was on March 5 – when there were 2,154 cases that day.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said in a Twitter post that Sarawak has the highest number out of all states with 512 new cases, followed by Selangor with 459 infections.
Cumulatively, the country has 367,977 confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.
The Health Ministry has also reported 10 more Covid-19 deaths, pushing Malaysia’s death toll up to 1,363.
Another 1,259 patients have been discharged from treatment, which means 349,039 people in the country have recovered from Covid-19.
Active cases have now gone up to 17,525.
There are currently 212 patients under intensive care, with 82 requiring ventilator support.
Related: Covid-19: Signs of a fourth wave upon us
Related: Ministry on alert over new variants
Related: Covid-19: 15 new clusters, five detected in Kelantan
Related: Cases breach 2,000 mark for first time in six weeks
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.14 * * *
Covid-19 cases in Malaysia continued to rise, with 1,889 new infections recorded in the country on Wednesday (April 14).
A day before, the country recorded 1,767 new infections.
Six were imported infections, while the rest are local transmissions.
Cumulatively, the country’s total confirmed cases are now 365,829.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, said Selangor recorded the most cases with 517 new infections.
This is followed by Sarawak (487 cases) and Kelantan (226).
There were also eight new Covid-19 deaths, pushing Malaysia’s death toll up to 1,353.
In his daily Covid-19 updates, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said those who died were aged between 45 and 89.
Five of the deaths were in Sarawak, while the rest were in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Sabah.
“The ministry extends its condolences to the family members,” said Dr Noor Hisham.
There were 1,485 patients who were discharged from treatment, which takes the total number of Covid-19 recoveries to 347,780 (95.1%)
Active cases have now gone up to 16,696.
The number of patients in intensive care units (ICU) has gone up to 204 from 199 the previous day.
Of that total, 79 are currently on ventilator support.
Related: Covid-19: Special restrictions for seven of 34 zones in Sibu due to spike in cases
Related: Health Ministry: At least 22 Covid-19 cases identified as ‘variants of concern’
Related: 417,470 individuals have completed both doses of Covid-19 vaccine, says Health Minister
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.13 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,767 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (April 13) bringing the total number of infections in the country since the pandemic began to 363,940, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sarawak topped the list with 607 new Covid-19 infections reported, the most reported in a single day in the state so far.
Selangor recorded 483 new cases while Sabah had 117.
There were no new infections in Perlis, while two Federal Territories reported single digit increases – Putrajaya with seven and Labuan with 3.
The country also reported 12 new fatalities, taking the death toll nationwide to 1,345.
There were 1,290 patients who were discharged, which takes the total number of Covid-19 recoveries to 346,295 (95.2%).
Active cases have now gone up to 16,300.
Of that total, 199 are currently under intensive care, with 82 of them requiring ventilator support.
Related: Health Ministry: Nine new Covid-19 clusters, four from workplaces
Related: Covid-19 deaths back to double digits after two months
Related: Vaccine supply to outstrip registrations by June
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.12 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,317 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (April 12), a reduction from the previous day’s 1,739 cases.
This brings the country’s cumulative number of cases to 362,173.
Sarawak recorded the highest increase out of all states with 351 new cases.
Selangor has the second-highest figure with 303 new cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 116, Penang (112) and Sabah (109).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in his daily Covid-19 updates, reported four new fatalities, pushing Malaysia’s death toll up to 1,333.
Another 1,052 patients were discharged from treatment, bringing the total number of recoveries to 345,005 or 95.3% of all cases.
Active cases have now gone up to 15,835.
Of that total, 188 are currently under intensive care, with 84 of them requiring ventilator support.
Related: Covid-19: Stay vigilant during Ramadan or cases could spike, warns Health DG
Related: Covid-19: Number of cases in Sarawak rising due to infections during gatherings
Related: Health Ministry: 395,891 people fully vaccinated against Covid-19
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.11 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,739 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (April 11), bringing the cumulative total to 360,856.
In the same 24-hour period, there were eight fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,329.
There were also 1,216 recoveries, which means 343,953 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 183 patients in intensive care units, with 81 requiring ventilation support.
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said Selangor recorded the highest number of cases with 535, followed by Sarawak (443) and Sabah (127).
Related: Health DG: Eight new Covid-19 clusters identified, five linked to workplaces
Related: Covid-19 cases in the country on an upward trend
Related: Inoculation for Covid-19 approaching 400,000 mark
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.10 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,510 Covid-19 cases on Saturday (April 10), bringing the cumulative total to 359,117.
In the same 24-hour period, there were eight fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,321.
There were also 1,248 recoveries, which means 342,737 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 194 patients in intensive care units, with 81 requiring ventilation support.
Related: Covid-19: 385,251 individuals have received both vaccine doses as of April 10
Related: Postpone gatherings or scale it down, Sabah govt advises after rise in Covid-19 cases
Related: Covid-19: Nine new clusters detected, six related to workplaces, says Health DG
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.09 * * *
New daily Covid-19 cases continue to exceed recoveries after 1,854 new cases were detected in the country on Friday (April 9) against 1,247 patients discharged.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cumulative discharge number now stood at 341,489 while there are still 14,805 active cases throughout the country.
On Sarawak recording its highest daily numbers so far with 555 cases, he said the increase is due to clusters and community infections including longhouses.
“The factors that contributed to the increase in cases are social and mass gathering activities such as funerals, weddings and others,” he said in a statement.
Sarawak was followed by Selangor (403 cases) and Penang (176).
Of the country’s new cases, 1,834 were locally transmitted while 20 were imported.
Of Friday’s new cases, 58 were detected from prison and Immigration detention depot clusters namely the Jalan Harapan prison cluster (25 cases), Tembok Sri Aman cluster (three), Tembok Muhasabah cluster (13), Teluk Mas cluster (11), Pengkalan Chepa cluster (four), DTI Sepang cluster (one), and the Tembok Tapah cluster (one).
Currently, 169 patients are in intensive care, with 79 requiring ventilator support.
Five deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 1,313.
To date, 357,607 Covid-19 cases have been detected in the country.
Related: Covid-19: 1,854 new cases, Sarawak tops list at 555
Related: Covid-19: Seven new clusters detected, four linked to workplaces
Related: Covid-19: 139 new cases, one death in Sabah
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.08 * * *
The number of new Covid-19 cases outnumbered recoveries after 1,285 new cases were detected in the country on Thursday (April 8).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 1,175 people recovered, bringing the cumulative number of patients discharged to 340,242.
The total number of active cases in the country stands at 14,203.
Dr Noor Hisham added that Selangor recorded the highest daily cases at 374.
“Of this number, 292 were detected from existing clusters and close contact screenings,” he said in a statement.
Selangor was followed by Sarawak with 211 cases and Penang with 162.
Of the new cases, 1,268 were locally transmitted while 17 were imported.
Dr Noor Hisham also said 105 cases that were reported were from prison and Immigration detention depot clusters involving the Jalan Harapan prison cluster (89 cases), Tembok Sri Aman cluster (six), Pagar Bukit Chagar cluster (four), Tembok Taiping cluster (two), Pengkalan Chepa cluster (two), Tembok Mempaga cluster (one), and the Tembok Tapah cluster (one).
Currently, 186 patients are in intensive care, with 81 requiring ventilator support.
Four deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 1,308 cases.
The total number of cases recorded in the country to date is 355,753.
Related: Covid-19: 1,285 new cases bring total to 355,753
Related: CMCO in Sarawak extended from April 13-26
Related: Covid-19: Four new clusters detected, three linked to workplaces, another involved the community
Related: 346,270 people have completed both doses of Covid-19 vaccine, says Health Minister
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.07 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,139 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (April 7), bringing the cumulative total to 354,468.
Sarawak still tops the list in the number of infections with 332 cases, followed by Selangor with 294 cases and Johor with 102 cases.
In the same 24-hour period, there were four fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,304.
Of the four deaths, two of the fatalities were in Sarawak and there was one death each in Kuala Lumpur and Johor.
They were all Malaysians aged between 61 and 87.
In his daily update on the pandemic, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said there were a total of 1,199 recoveries.
This means that there are still 14,097 active cases in the country, of which 194 cases require treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) while 86 cases need ventilator support.
Related: Covid-19: Ten new clusters detected on Wednesday (April 7)
Related: Sarawak tops number of new infections
Related: Sabah NSC: No Ramadan bazaars allowed in the state this year
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.06 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,300 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (April 6), bringing the cumulative total to 353,329.
In the same 24-hour period, there were five fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,300.
There were also 1,412 recoveries, which means 337,868 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 189 patients in intensive care units, with 88 requiring ventilation support.
Related: Covid-19: Over 100 of Sarawak’s 385 new cases from Sri Aman prison
Related: Covid-19: Sarawak contributes 29.6% of total infections on Tuesday (April 6)
Related: Health Ministry: Covid-19 outbreak discovered in Johor detention centre
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.05 * * *
Malaysia has 1,070 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (April 5), taking the cumulative total to 352,029.
The Health Ministry reported that Selangor tops the list of states – recording 327 new cases.
Sarawak is second with 225 cases, followed by Penang with 133 cases.
Other states recorded less than 100 cases.
Nine of Monday’s cases are imported infections, while the rest are local transmissions.
Of the locally transmitted cases, 904 (85.2%) are Malaysians while 157 (14.8%) are foreigners.
There are seven new Covid-19 fatalities, pushing Malaysia’s death toll up to 1,295.
Another 1,294 patients were discharged from treatment, bringing the total number of recoveries to 336,456, or 95.6% of all cases.
There are now 14,278 active cases nationwide.
Of that total, 180 are currently under intensive care, with 89 of them requiring ventilator support.
In his daily statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the death cases involved Malaysians aged between 46 to 86.
“Four of the country’s death cases are reported in Selangor. Two others are in Sabah and one in Johor,
“The ministry would like to express its condolences to the family members, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
All of the deceased had a history of comorbidities such as high blood pressure, diabetes and dyslipidemia.
Malaysia’s Covid-19 death rate is at 0.37% out of all cases.
Related: Sarawak tops list of new cases with 419 infections
Related: New infections down to 1,070
Related: Health Minister concerned by rise in Covid-19 cases and talk of fourth wave
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.04 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,349 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (April 4), bringing cumulative total to 350,959.
There are two new Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 1,288 or 0.37% of all cases, according to the Health Ministry.
The number of recoveries is lower than new cases, with 1,270 patients being discharged in the past 24 hours.
In total, 335,162 patients or 95.5% have recovered from Covid-19 in the country.
Active cases are now at 14,509.
Currently, 186 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 94 of them requiring ventilator support.
Related: Covid-19: Sarawak prison with 160 new infections among 10 new clusters detected
Related: Covid-19: ‘Register and vaccinate’ strategy mulled for rural Sabahans
Related: Benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh adverse effects, says Health DG
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.03 * * *
A total of 1,638 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Saturday (April 3), bringing the total number of cases recorded in the country to 349,610.
Three fatalities were also recorded with the death toll now at 1,286
Perak emerged as the state with the most Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours at 494 cases.
According to the Health Ministry, 486 or 98.4% of these cases came from the Jalan Pelabuhan cluster involving the workplace that was identified on Feb 20.
Selangor and Sarawak followed in with the second and third highest number of new cases at 352 and 290 respectively.
As of noon Saturday, there were 1,449 recoveries.
Active cases stand at 14,432, with 167 cases in the intensive care unit and 81 cases requiring ventilator support.
Related: Covid-19: Seven new clusters detected in the country on Saturday (April 3)
Related: Covid-19: 279,023 people have been fully vaccinated, says Health Minister
Related: Perak tops new cases
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.02 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,294 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (April 2), bringing the cumulative total to 347,972.
According to a Health Ministry tweet, there were five new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,283.
Another 1,442 patients were discharged from medical facilities, which means 332,443 have recovered from the disease nationwide to date.
In total there are 14,246 active cases in the country.
From this number, 168 are in intensive care units, with 78 requiring ventilation support.
Selangor remained as the state with the most new cases, followed by Sarawak with 217.
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Related: Covid-19: 217 new cases in Sarawak, two more deaths in Bintulu and Sibu
Related: Selangor again records highest number of new cases
Related: Covid-19: Five deaths involving M’sians and 10 new clusters recorded, says Health DG
Source: The Star
* * * 2021.04.01 * * *
Malaysia reported 1,178 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (April 1), taking the cumulative total to 346,678.
The total is a slight improvement from the 1,482 cases recorded on Wednesday (March 31).
The Health Ministry also reported new Covid-19 fatalities, pushing Malaysia’s death toll to 1,278.
Another 1,377 patients were discharged from treatment, bringing the total number of recoveries to 331,001 or 95.5% of all cases.
There are now 14,399 active cases nationwide.
Of that total, 163 are currently under intensive care, with 81 of them requiring ventilator support.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also tweeted that Sarawak and Selangor topped the list of states with 238 and 237 new cases respectively.
COVID-19: 1 April 2021
J kes sembuh: 1,377
J kumulatif: 331,001 (95.5%)J kes baru: 1,178
J kumulatif:346,678J kes aktif:14,399
Kes local: 1,158 (861WN, 297BWN)
Kes import: 20 (9BWN, 11BWN)J kematian:6 (5WN)
J kumulatif:1,278 (0.37%)J kes di ICU:163
Pesakit Intubated:81 pic.twitter.com/HY2zI9OvRT— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) April 1, 2021
Related: Health Ministry: Five of six Covid-19 deaths Thursday (April 1) are Malaysians
Related: Covid-19: Those with two doses of vaccine may be allowed to travel freely, says PM
Related: Covid-19: Sarawak records 238 new cases, two deaths
Source: The Star