In the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has recorded 3,010 new Covid-19 cases.

The most recent data shows a 64-case decline from the 3,074 new infections reported the day before.

It also puts the overall number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 2,808,347 since the outbreak began.

 

Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the director-general of the Ministry of Health, also revealed that only 29 cases, or 0.9 percent, required hospitalisation today.

"At this time, 182 patients are being treated in critical care units (ICUs), with 36 of them being suspected, probable, or under investigation for Covid-19.

"Of the 182, 83 require ventilators to assist them in breathing, including 58 who have been verified as Covid-19 positive," he stated.

 

The government also warned about the possibility of increased transmission under the current flood situation.
There were as many as 471 positive cases among the flood victims.

In the last 24 hours, seven new clusters have been discovered, bringing the total number of active clusters in the country to 176.

According to him, Malaysia's infection rate is currently at 0.99, with Kuala Lumpur having the highest infectivity rate at 1.08.

 

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