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Kuala Lumpur: The number of Covid-19 cases for Epidemiology Week (ME 51/2023), which is from Dec 17-22, increased to 22,413 cases compared to 17,307 cases in Epidemiology Week 50/2023 (Dec 10-15).

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the increase recorded in ME 51/2025 compared to ME 50/2023 was 29.5 per cent.

“During the same period, the number of Covid-19 deaths was reported to have dropped by 23.1 per cent, from 26 deaths to 20,” he said in a statement, Saturday.

Dzulkefly said overall, the number of Covid-19 patients admitted to health facilities in ME 50/2023 compared to ME 49/2023, namely non-critical beds increased to 1.5 per cent and the filling of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds rose to 3.6 per cent.