Malaysia has recorded 17,236 new COVID-19 cases today which brings the total number of infections to 1,279,776. There are 212 new deaths reported and the death toll is now 10,961.
The Ministry of Health has reported 15,187 new recoveries and a total of 1,041,585 patients have recovered and discharged so far. The recovery rate is now 81.39% while the mortality rate is now 0.86%.
There are currently 227,230 active cases remaining that are receiving treatment. 1,095 are in ICU while 579 require respiratory support.
Out of the 17,236 new cases today, 29 are imported while 17,207 are transmitted locally. Selangor reported the most with 5,740 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 1,567 cases, Kedah with 1,328 cases, Sabah with 1,247 cases, Johor with 1,232 cases and Negeri Sembilan with 1,215 cases.
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