PUTRAJAYA: The health ministry has reported 1,009 Covid-19 cases and six deaths in the past 24 hours.
This is the third day in a row that Malaysia’s cases reached four digits.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 839 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 25,654.
In a press conference, Noor Hisham said the 1,009 cases bring the total number of infections in the country to 36,434.
Meanwhile, the six deaths bring the toll to 277.
A total of 10,503 people are currently receiving treatment. Seventy-eight are in intensive care, with 28 requiring respiratory assistance.
The deceased comprise five patients in Sabah and one in Selangor. Four of them were locals and two were foreigners, all between the ages of 54 and 92. All patients suffered from existing medical conditions.
There were nine imported cases today.
The bulk of local cases today were from Sabah with 564, or 55.9% of today’s cases.
Of the cases in Sabah, 119 were detected from existing clusters, while 254 were detected from close contact screenings and 191 in other screenings.
Selangor reported 177 cases and Labuan reported 92 cases. They were followed by Negeri Sembilan with 90, Penang with 36 and Kuala Lumpur with 14.
Kedah recorded seven cases while Sarawak and Perak reported six each. Melaka had five, Johor had two while Putrajaya recorded one.
The bulk of these cases were detected in clusters, close contact screenings and other Covid-19 screenings.
