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PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia recorded 2,018 more Covid-19 infections on Monday (December 21), bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 95,327.
One person died from the coronavirus, bringing Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 438.
Also on Monday, 1,084 Covid-19 patients were discharged, meaning 78,393 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now 16,496, said Chief Health Officer Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Currently, 109 patients are in intensive care, and 55 require ventilation, Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham said at a news conference on Monday.
He added that seven of Monday’s cases were imported infections, while the rest were local transmissions.
Dr. Noor Hisham also said that Selangor continues to post the largest increase of the day in all states, with 1,204 confirmed cases, or 59.7 percent of Monday’s total.
Johor follows with 278 or 13.8% of the cases, and Sabah with 247 cases (12.2%).
There were 243 new cases reported in clusters of prisons and detention centers, representing about 12 percent of Monday’s count. This includes the Tembok Gajah group which saw 234 new cases.
On Monday’s only death, Dr. Noor Hisham said the patient was a 50-year-old foreign man who died at Tuaran Hospital in Sabah. The man had no known history of comorbidities.
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