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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has recorded 1,924 new Covid-19 cases today, the first time that the number has fallen below 2,000 since January 4.
In a statement, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that out of the 1,924 new cases today, six were imported into the country,
Malay Mail reported.
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He added that Covid-19 has claimed 12 more lives, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 1,100.
“Currently, there are 205 Covid-19 patients being treated in intensive care units (ICU), with 91 of them needing ventilators to help them breathe,” he said.
Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021 06:49 PM MYT
BY JERRY CHOONG
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya on January 19, 2021. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 The Health Ministry reported 4,008 more Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases in Malaysia to 169,379.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of today’s cases, all but five were local transmissions.
“Selangor remains the state with the highest number of daily cases with 1,391 today, followed by KL with 513, and Johor with 470,” he said in a statement.