Two powdered infant formulas recalled from local market after bacteria detected in the products
KUCHING: Two powdered infant formulas have been recalled from the local market, after Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport bacteria were detected in the products. The two affected products were Alimentum (400g) and Human Milk Fortifier (0.9gx50 sachets) by United States company Abbott Nutrition’s production facility in Sturgis, Michigan. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham […]
Majority deaths due to complications of Covid-19 infection among pregnant women last year – unvaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: Seventy-nine per cent of the 191 deaths due to complications of Covid-19 infection among pregnant women last year comprised those who did not receive the vaccine injection. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of all the deaths involving pregnant women reported since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country, 83 per […]
26,832 Covid-19 cases on Feb 20
KUCHING: Malaysia reported 26,832 Covid-19 cases yesterday (Feb 20), where 133 cases were in Categories 3, 4 and 5. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 11 deaths yesterday, including six who were brought-in-dead cases. He said there were also 15 clusters reported yesterday. “Malaysia’s Covid-19 infectivity rate (R-nought or R0) […]
28,825 Covid-19 cases on Feb 19
KUCHING: Malaysia reported 28,825 Covid-19 cases yesterday (Feb 19), the highest cases in a single day since the pandemic hit the country in 2020. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 95 cases were in Categories 3, 4 or 5. Of the 95 cases that were under Categories 3, 4 and 5, more […]
27,808 Covid-19 cases on Feb 18
KUCHING: Malaysia reported 27,808 Covid-19 cases yesterday (Feb 18), where 103 of the new cases were in Categories 3, 4 or 5. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported 36 deaths and 16 clusters yesterday. Apart from that, he said, the number of Omicron cases in Malaysia has increased […]
2.1 pct of 6,709 new Covid cases today in categories three to five
KUALA LUMPUR: Only 2.1 per cent or 144 cases of the 6,709 new cases of Covid-19 reported as of 12 noon today, involved individuals in Categories Three, Four and Five, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Category Three refers to patients with pneumonia, Category Four as requiring oxygen and Category Five as […]
Recovery cases exceed new infections today
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 10,959 cases of recovery from Covid-19, surpassing 7,373 new cases logged today. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement said from the 7,373 new cases of Covid-19, 98.2 per cent or 7,240 cases were in category one and two which do not have symptoms or with mild […]
New Covid cases go up to 9,380 today
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases increased by more than 500 with 9,380 cases recorded at noon today, from 8,817 cases yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, through a positing on Twitter and Facebook, said the increase brings the cumulative number of cases to 2,303,837. He said Sarawak remains the […]
8,817 new Covid cases reported Tuesday
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s daily tally of Covid-19 cases increased slightly to 8,817 as of noon today, from 8,075 cases yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a social media post said the figures brought the cumulative total of Covid-19 cases in the country to 2,294,457. He said Sarawak still recorded highest new […]
New Covid-19 cases continue to drop to 8,075
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Covid-19 new cases recorded in Malaysia today continue to decline to 8,075 from 9,066 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a social media post, he said this brings the cumulative figure for infections to 2,285,640. Sarawak again recorded the highest daily cases with 1,189, followed […]
