Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia registered its highest number of daily Covid-19 related deaths after 45 fatalities were recorded Monday, while new cases rose to 4,446 from 3,780 reported on Sunday.
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah
(pic), in a statement, said Selangor recorded the highest number of fatalities at 20, followed by four each in Kuala Lumpur and Kelantan, Kedah (three), Perak (three), Johor (three), Negeri Sembilan (two), Melaka (two) and one each in Pahang, Penang, Sarawak and Sabah.
The deaths involved individuals aged between 36 and 90.
Malaysia recorded 44 deaths from Covid-19 two days ago, while 36 fatalities were reported on Sunday.
Selangor reported the highest daily infections with 1,650 cases, followed by Sarawak (433), Johor (391) Kelantan (343) Kuala Lumpur (297), Negeri Sembilan (243), Kedah (236), Perak (203), Terengganu (201), Penang (159), Pahang (139), Melaka (80), Sabah (60), Putrajaya (11), while Perlis and Labuan did not record any new cases.