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PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health has reported 3,339 cases of Covid-19 and seven deaths in the last 24 hours.
Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 2,676 recoveries, bringing the total number of discharged to 120,051.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 158,434.
There are 37,782 active cases, with 240 patients in intensive care, of which 93 require respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the seven deaths bring the death toll to 601.
Of today’s new cases, 15 were imported while 3,324 were local infections.
The seven who died were six Malaysians and one foreigner. Three deaths occurred in Selangor, two in Johor, and one in Kedah and Negeri Sembilan.
All but one of the dead had existing health problems, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension.
All state and federal territories in the country reported infections today.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases with 1,314 cases, followed by Sabah (with 393), Johor (362) and Kuala Lumpur (334).
Triple-digit cases were also reported in Negeri Sembilan with 236 infections, Penang (120), Kelantan (114) and Perak (107).
Kedah reported 96 cases, followed by Sarawak (62), Pahang (61), Melaka (60), Putrajaya (35), Terengganu (22) Labuan (22), and Perlis (13).
There were 159 cases of conglomerates in immigration warehouses and prisons, with the majority coming from the Jalan Harapan (94 cases) and DTI Sepang 2 (53) conglomerates.
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