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Covid-19 (May 9): 3,733 new cases, record high for deaths and ICU patients Published Modified10:39 am COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,733 new Covid-19 cases. Multiple new records were set today including a new high for deaths, patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and patients on ventilators. The Health Ministry reported 26 new deaths, the highest number of new fatalities in a day. The previous record was 25, which was registered yesterday and on Feb 18. For the first time, the number of patients in the ICU also breached 400. Active cases: 37,060 Selangor with 1,278 cases. Notably, Negeri Sembilan recorded 205 new cases. It was the first time the state registered more than 200 cases since Feb 24. ....
09 May 2021 / 20:23 H. KUALA LUMPUR: The total daily cases of Covid-19 in Malaysia has dropped when 3,733 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours after reporting more than 4,000 daily infections for two days but there were 26 fatalities today, the highest daily death toll so far. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah ( pix) said the latest development brings the cumulative positive cases in the country to 440,667 while the overall Covid-19 death toll stands at 1,683. He said the breakdown of new cases comprised 3,727 local transmissions and six import cases while the active cases now total 37,060. “The death cases involved 25 Malaysians and a foreigner aged between 49 and 85 with the majority having chronic underlying health conditions,” he said in an official statement on the development of Covid-19 here today. ....