Record high 17,045 cases push total to over 1mil
Published on: Monday, July 26, 2021
By: Bernama
Kuala Lumpur: A record high of 17,045 Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia Sunday, bringing the cumulative figure for infections past the one million mark at 1,013,438, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).The new cases topped Saturday’s figure of 15,902, which was then the highest recorded since the pandemic hit the country in March last year.
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Dr Noor, in a Facebook post, said Selangor again topped the list with 8,500 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 2,045, and Kedah, 1,216 cases.
Johor had 950 cases, followed by Sabah (818), Perak (609), Penang (573), Negeri Sembilan (513), Pahang (424), Sarawak (407), Melaka (370), Terengganu (273), Kelantan (266), Putrajaya (50), Labuan (21) and Perlis (10).
Meanwhile, in an official statement, Dr Noor Hisham said the new cases Sunday comprised 17,039 local transmissions and six imported cases.
He said of the total number of cases reported Sunday, 187 cases were from category five (critical and in need of respiratory assistance), 124 in category four (pneumonia and in need of oxygen assistance), 122 in category three (pneumonia), 7,489 in category two (mild symptomatic) and 9,123 in category one (non-symptomatic).
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Overall, 2.5 per cent of the cases reported Sunday were in categories three, four and five when first diagnosed, which means there were 433 cases that needed to be placed in hospitals, which are growing more congested. A total of 92 new deaths were also reported, bringing the death toll due to the pandemic in Malaysia to 7,994 people.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said there were 34 new clusters detected, with 18 involving the workplace, 15 (community) and one involving the high-risk group.
