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PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health has reported 1,371 cases of Covid-19 and four deaths in the last 24 hours.
Chief Health Officer Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 1,204 recoveries, bringing the total number of discharged to 70,597.
At a news conference, Noor Hisham said the 1,371 cases bring the total number of infections in the country to 84,846.
Meanwhile, the four deaths bring the balance to 419.
A total of 13,830 people remain in treatment, 114 of them in intensive care and 62 requiring respiratory assistance.
Selangor registered the highest number of cases today with 532, of which 311 were from clusters; 109 from close contact exams; 111 were from other projections and one was imported. Selangor’s cases accounted for 38.8% of today’s global total.
Sabah had the second highest number of cases today with 283, of which 65 were from close contact screenings. A total of 155 were from existing groups, while 63 cases were from other examinations. Sabah cases accounted for 20.6% of today’s grand total.
Negeri Sembilan had the third highest number of cases with 260. A total of 252 were from existing groups, one was from close contact screening, and seven were from other assessments. Negeri Sembilan’s cases accounted for 19% of today’s grand total.
Other states and federal territories with new cases reported today were Kuala Lumpur (124), Perak (62), Johor (45), Penang (31), Labuan (16), Terengganu (nine), Kedah (five) and Kelantan (two ).
Melaka and Putrajaya each registered one case.
A total of 72 of today’s cases were detected in groups of prisons and temporary detention centers, most of which were from the Tembok group of prisons (48 cases) and the Jalan Harapan group (22 cases).
Two of the four deaths today occurred in Sabah, while there was one death in Perak and Labuan. They were three Malaysians and a foreigner between 40 and 54 years old. Three of them had a history of chronic diseases.
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