PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded a new daily high of 7,478 Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (May 26). This is the second day in a row that the numbers have spiked.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysians have been urged to practise self-lockdown at home as a measure to break the chain of Covid-19 infections due to the increase in sporadic cases in the community.
PETALING JAYA: Medical workers at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) acted quickly to treat victims of the crash that occurred on the Kelana Jaya LRT line, despite already spending long hours caring for other patients including those with Covid-19.
PUTRAJAYA: Another 60 people in Malaysia have succumbed to Covid-19, the Health Ministry reported on Tuesday (May 25).
In his daily Covid-19 updates, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country’s coronavirus death toll is now at 2,369.
“Of the 60 deaths, 15 were recorded in Selangor while 10 were in Johor. Sarawak and Kedah have six cases each, Kuala Lumpur has five, Sabah, Penang, Perak and Kelantan have three cases each, Negri Sembilan and Melaka have two cases each, while Pahang and Terengganu have one case each, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Tuesday’s figure is just one short of the daily record of 61 deaths set on Monday (May 24).
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has detected 13 new Variant of Concern (VOC) cases of Covid-19 – 12 South African and one Indian variants, according to the Health Ministry.