Categories: News

COVID-19: New cases jump from 1 to 21 today, 15 are imported

Malaysia has reported a hike in new COVID-19 cases with 21 new infections reported today. This brings the total number of positive cases to 9,023. Fortunately, there are no new deaths reported today and the death toll remains at 125.

The Ministry of Health has reported 18 new recoveries and a total of 8,702 patients have recovered and discharged so far. The recovery rate is currently 96.44% while the mortality rate is 1.39%.

There are currently 196 active cases remaining which are isolated and receiving treatment. 2 patients are in ICU and none require respiratory support.

Out of the 21 new cases reported today, 15 are imported while 6 are transmitted locally. All cases reported today are Malaysians.

The imported cases consists of 12 people returning from Yemen and 1 case each returning from Papua New Guinea, Ivory Coast and the United Kingdom.

The 6 local cases comprise of 3 new cases from the Sivagangga cluster in Kedah, 2 in Sabah and 1 in Johor. The cases in Sabah and Johor were detected during hospital referral and pre-surgery screening.

[ SOURCE, IMAGE SOURCE ]

Related reading

Recent Posts

PIAM: EV flood-related losses 4x lower than petrol cars

Think electric vehicles (EVs) are more expensive to repair after a flood? According to the…

22 hours ago

Poco X8s Malaysia: Best compact smartphone under RM2,000?

Xiaomi Malaysia has announced what could be the best compact mid-range smartphone at the moment.…

2 days ago

You can buy Grand Theft Auto VI for under RM300 in Malaysia, but there’s a catch

After being delayed twice, one of the most anticipated games for 2026, Grand Theft Auto…

2 days ago

Sony MDR-3R brings retro Walkman style and sound to Malaysia: Priced from RM259

Sony has officially introduced the MDR-3R, a pair of lightweight wired headphones modelled after the…

3 days ago

CIMB Introduces OCTO Collect: An All-In-One Payment Gateway for MSMEs, Showcased at OCTOFest LaLaport

This post is brought to you by CIMB. CIMB has officially introduced OCTO Collect, an…

3 days ago

DJI Power Auro 2000 Elite Malaysia: 2kWh portable power station with built-in car and solar charging modules

DJI has officially introduced the Power Auro 2000 Elite in Malaysia. This is their new…

3 days ago

This website uses cookies.