Published on: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
By: FMT
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PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 4,008 Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours, the second time the number has crossed the 4,000 cases mark.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 2,374 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 127,662.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 169,379. There are 41,087 active cases with 246 patients being treated in intensive care and 96 requiring respiratory assistance.
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Meanwhile, the 11 deaths bring the number of fatalities to 630.
The 11 deaths involved nine Malaysians – six men and three women – as well as two foreigners, both of whom were women.