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COVID-19: 1,280 new cases today, lowest since 28 December 2020

Malaysia has recorded 1,280 new COVID-19 cases today which brings the total number of infections to 316,269. This is the lowest number of cases recorded in a day since 28th December 2020. There are 9 new deaths reported and the death toll is now 1,186.

The Ministry of Health has reported 2,345 new recoveries and a total of 296,379 patients have recovered and discharged so far. The recovery rate is now 93.71% while the mortality rate is at 0.38%.

There are currently 18,704 active cases remaining which are receiving treatment. 155 are in ICU while 76 require respiratory support.

Out of the 1,280 new cases today, 2 are imported while 1,278 are transmitted locally. Selangor reported the most with 464 cases, followed by Johor with 165 cases, Sarawak with 163 cases and Pulau Pinang with 143 cases.

This story is developing.

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