COVID-19: 282 deaths and 20,546 new cases today, total cases exceed 1.4 million

Malaysia has recorded 20,546 new COVID-19 cases today which brings the total number of infections to 1,404,899. Today is the fifth straight day of recording over 20,000 cases daily. In the last 7 days, Malaysia has recorded a total of 142,359 cases which is more than the total of 113,010 cases reported for the entire 2020.

There are 282 new deaths reported today and the death toll is now 12,510. There are a total of 101 “Brought-in-Dead” today.

The Ministry of Health has reported 16,945 new recoveries and a total of 1,145,128 patients have recovered and discharged so far. The recovery rate is now 81.51% while the mortality rate is now 0.89%.

There are currently 247,261 active cases remaining that are receiving treatment. 1,059 are in ICU while 526 require respiratory support.

Out of the 20,546 new cases today, 14 are imported while 20,532 are transmitted locally. Selangor recorded the most with 7,307 cases, followed by Sabah with 1,665 cases, Kedah with 1,596 cases, Johor with 1,508 and Kuala Lumpur with 1,442 cases.

This story is developing.

[ SOURCE, IMAGE SOURCE ]

Recent Posts

Proton e.MAS 7: Free battery replacement if State of Health drops below 70% during 8-year warranty period

The Proton e.MAS 7 comes with an LFP-based Aegis Short Blade Battery that boasts a…

4 minutes ago

Malaysia Airlines’ new A330neo grounded temporarily due to production issues

Malaysia Airlines has temporarily grounded its brand new Airbus A330neo after completing four commercial flights.…

21 hours ago

Proton e.MAS 7: Here’s how much it cost to maintain this EV

Pro-Net recently revealed that you only need to service the new Proton e.MAS 7 EV…

3 days ago

Proton e.MAS 7: How much does it cost to replace the tyres?

The Proton e.MAS 7 is one of the most value for money SUVs at the…

3 days ago

Samsung to launch its new AI-powered home appliances with improved ecosystem integration at CES 2025

Samsung has announced that it will be holding its press conference titled "AI for All:…

3 days ago

SoyaCincau Awards 2024: The Best Phones of the Year

Modern smartphones are very capable computing devices, thanks to powerful hardware trickling down the price…

3 days ago

This website uses cookies.