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PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health has reported 1,925 Covid-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours.
Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 1,123 recoveries, bringing the total number of discharged to 86,715.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 108,615.
There are 21,443 active cases with 117 patients in intensive care treatment and 55 requiring respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the two deaths amount to 457.
The two deaths were Malaysians, a 65-year-old man from Putrajaya and a 68-year-old woman from Kelantan. They both had pre-existing conditions.
Selangor continued to record the highest number of cases with 747 infections, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 360 and Pahang with 288.
Noor Hisham said 625 of the cases in Selangor stem from active close-contact examinations that are carried out in the field and in existing clusters.
Meanwhile, the increase in Covid-19 cases in Pahang was largely due to the new group of prisons in Tembok Mempaga, which recorded 282 cases in the last 24 hours.
On cases in the other states, Noor Hisham said that Sabah reported 230 cases in the last 24 hours, while Johor reported 110 and Negeri Sembilan reported 60.
Meanwhile, Penang reported 57 cases followed by Kelantan (31), Perak (17), Melaka (9), Kedah (8), Sarawak (4), Terengganu (2), and Putrajaya (2).
Perlis and Labuan did not report any new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
At present, some 307 cases were related to groups of prisons and immigration warehouses, namely Tembok Mempaga (282), Jalan Harapan Prison (9), Tembok Gajah (9), Tembok (3), Pagar Siput ( 3) and GK Tawau (1). bunches.
10 imported cases were reported.
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