Slight drop in new cases nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 19,057 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday (Sept 4), down from 19,378 cases on Friday (Sept 3). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a posting on Facebook and Twitter, said this brought the cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in Malaysia to 1,824,439. Selangor remains the state […]
New cases drop to below 20K
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country dropped to 19,378 today (Sept 3), compared to 20,988 on Thursday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, through his postings on Facebook and Twitter, said the cumulative number of cases had now reached 1,805,382. Selangor continued to chalk up the highest number […]
20,988 new cases on Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Covid-19 new cases in the country rose to 20,988 from 18,762 yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah through his posting on his Facebook page, said the cumulative number of cases had now reached 1,786,004. Selangor remained as the state with the highest number of daily cases at 4,073, followed by […]
22,948 new cases, highest so far in country
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today recorded 22,948 new cases of Covid-19, the highest in a day since the pandemic hit the country. Sharing the latest data on the viral infection via his Twitter account, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the latest development has brought the cumulative number of cases to 1,489,460. He said Selangor continued […]
Four fully vaccinated individuals among 12,993 fatalities
KUALA LUMPUR: A recent clinical audit revealed that four deaths involved fully vaccinated individuals out of 12,993 fatalities recorded, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “Our recent clinical audit data analysis on the ‘breakthrough deaths’ showed that among the overall 12,993 deaths recorded, 80 cases had been partially vaccinated (0.6 percent) and four cases had full […]
19,631 new cases reported today
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 19,631 new Covid-19 cases were reported nationwide in the past 48 hours, which is a reduction of 109 cases compared to Monday’s total of 19,740, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “This takes the total number of infections in the country, so far, to 1,444,270,” he tweeted. He said […]
Rapid infectivity rates influence lockdown decision
“To date, a total of 2,552 people have died as a result of this pandemic and the number of deaths is increasing. The existence of new, more aggressive variants with high and rapid infectivity rates also influenced today’s decision,” the statement said. The MKN special session was chaired by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin […]
Immunisation programme offers ray of hope
This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from Jan 30 up to noon today. In Malaysia, case numbers are nearing 230,000. KUALA LUMPUR: When daily new Covid-19 cases exceeded 5,000 three days in a row, it caused much consternation among the people. Fortunately, the substantial number of patients who recovered […]
4,571 new cases nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today (Feb 4) recorded 4,571 new daily Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the country to 231,483, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham. He said 4,082 recoveries were reported while the total number of active cases was at 48,771. “Of the new cases, only three were […]
