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COVID-19: Record-high 126 deaths and 7,703 new cases reported today

Malaysia has recorded 7,703 new COVID-19 cases today which brings the total number of infections to 587,165. There are 126 new COVID-19 deaths reported today which is a new record high since the start of the pandemic. The current death toll is 2,993.

The Ministry of Health has reported 5,777 new recoveries and a total of 501,898 patients have recovered and discharged so far. The recovery rate is now 85.48% while the mortality rate is now 0.51%.

There are currently 82,274 active cases remaining which are receiving treatment. 878 are in ICU while 441 require respiratory support.

Out of the 7,703 new cases today, 2 are imported while 7,701 are transmitted locally. Selangor recorded the most with 2,728 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 701 cases, Sarawak with 588 cases and Johor with 554 cases.

This story is developing.

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