Covid-19 instances in Malaysia have surpassed 3,000 for the first time

[ASEAN NOW Content Team]

 

Malaysia has seen an increase in new Covid-19 infections, with 3,270 cases reported in the last 24 hours compared to 2,842 instances the day before.

Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the country's health director-general, said in a Twitter post that the country's total Covid-19 cases had now reached 2,773,156 since the pandemic began two years ago.

"Of the 3,270 cases reported today, 3,018 affected 2,916 Malaysians and 102 foreigners."

 

"The remaining 252 instances, comprising 222 Malaysians and 30 foreigners, were imported," he added in a statement.

According to Dr. Noor Hisham, 257 patients were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), with 197 cases of Covid-19 confirmed and the remaining 60 cases suspected, potential, or currently under investigation.

"There were 137 patients who needed respiratory care, with 89 confirmed Covid-19 instances and the rest suspected, probable, or under investigation for Covid-19," he continued.

According to him, 69 of the 3,270 instances recorded today are in categories 3, 4, and 5, while 3,201 are in categories 1 and 2.

 

Malaysia's Covid-19 infectivity rate is currently at 0.99, according to Dr. Noor Hisham.

"Among the states, Sabah and Kelantan topped the list with R0 values of 1.01 and 1.00, respectively, while Sarawak had the lowest with 0.78," he said.

In the previous 24 hours, four additional Covid-19 clusters have been recorded, bringing the total number of active clusters to 195.

Dr. Noor Hisham said there are 147 temporary relief centres (PPS) functioning in six states (Pahang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, and Sabah) to help with flood mitigation.

"In any of the PPS, no new Covid-19 cases or clusters have been reported," he stated.

 

The ministry also discovered 32 cases of acute respiratory infections, 20 cases of skin illness, and six cases of acute gastroenteritis.

 

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Edited January 6, 2022 by ASEAN NOW Content Team