20,579 new Covid cases today

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,579 new Covid-19 cases were reported today, down from 22,597 cases yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a tweet said this brought the cumulative number of cases in the country to 1,706,089. He said Selangor still had the highest number of cases with 4,591, followed by […]

Hybrid CAC utilises IT system to manage Covid-19 patients

KUALA LUMPUR: The operation of the Hybrid Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) utilises the information technology system by maximising the use of the e-Covid system, developed by the Health Ministry (MOH) to manage Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic last year. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, as such, the first […]

Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 tally remains above 20,000 mark

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s daily tally of Covid-19 cases remained above the 20,000-mark as 22,642 new cases were reported over the past 24 hours, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. In the latest data shared on Facebook and Twitter, Dr Noor Hisham said the number brings the cumulative total of Covid-19 infections in […]

New Covid cases spike up to 20,837

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Covid-19 cases increased again to over 20,000, with 20,837 reported in the last 24 hours, said Health Director-General, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The last time Malaysia recorded new cases exceeding 20,000 was last Saturday, with 22,262. Sharing the latest data on Covid-19 infections via his Facebook page and […]

Covid-19 cases continue to decline — 17,672 today

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Covid-19 daily cases in the country continues to drop, with 17,672 cases reported in the last 24 hours. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said yesterday, Malaysia recorded 19,807 new cases and on Saturday, 22,262 cases. Sharing the latest data on Covid-19 infections via his Facebook page, Dr […]

New Covid cases drop to 19,740

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 19,740 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a drop by over 800 cases compared to 20,546 cases yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, said the new development brings the cumulative cases in the country to 1.42 million. “Nine states recorded four-digit […]

Covid cases remain above 20,000

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,546 new cases of Covid-19 was reported nationwide over the past 24 hours, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 1,404,899, he said in his tweet. Selangor still recorded the highest daily tally at 7,307, followed by Sabah (1,665), […]

New Covid-19 cases dip to 20,670 today

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,670 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a slight drop compared to 21,468 recorded yesterday. According to the latest Covid-19 infection data shared on his Tweeter site, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the new development brings the cumulative cases in the country to 1,384,353. […]

Covid-19 pandemic a wake-up call for public health

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 pandemic is a wake-up call for the public health system and an urgent change should happen now to avoid similar catastrophic events in the future, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the Covid-19 crisis had shown that it was possible to make wide and large-scale changes […]

Covid-19 vaccines effective against Delta variant

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 vaccines used in Malaysia have been proven to be effective against the Delta variant, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this was based on the fact that vaccinations in Labuan and Sarawak had managed to reduce hospital admissions, intensive care unit (ICU) bed usage and use […]