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Covid-19 (May 6) - 3,551 new cases, record number in ICUs
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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,551 new Covid-19 cases amidst a sharp increase in Penang.
The number of patients needing intensive care and ventilators reached a new record high. Malaysia has a finite number of ICU beds and ventilators.
The number of active cases is also continuing to trend upwards.
Active cases: 33,762
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Sarawak (391) and
Kelantan (326).
In Selangor, approximately one in four people who tested positive for Covid-19 are not linked to close contacts of Covid-19 positive patients nor could they be linked to existing clusters.
As of yesterday, the R-naught for the country crept up to 1.09 after sitting at 1.07 for two days.