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PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health has reported 1,315 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, comprising 1,310 local infections and five imported cases.
Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said the new cases bring the total number of infections in the country to 63,176.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said there were 1,110 recoveries, bringing the total number of discharges to 51,314.
The Health Ministry also reported four deaths, bringing the number to 354.
A total of 11,508 people continue in treatment, 118 of them in the intensive care unit and 43 requiring respiratory assistance.
The four patients who passed away today were from Sabah. One was Malay and the other three foreigners.
The youngest was only 4 years old, while the oldest was reported to be over 100 years old.
Only one, aged 84, had a history of chronic diseases. The other three did not have any existing medical conditions.
Sabah recorded the largest increase in cases today with 476 infections, followed by Selangor (266), Kuala Lumpur (191), Perak (167), Penang (92), Johor (46), Negeri Sembilan (41), Kelantan ( 18), Kedah (17) and Melaka (1).
Most of these cases came from existing clusters, while positive cases were also detected in other Covid-19 screening tests.
A total of 112 cases came from six detention centers.
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