KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has recorded another 292 Covid-19 deaths, of which 99 are categorised as “actual deaths” based on a seven-day average.
According to data on the CovidNow website, Sabah logged the most deaths at 84, followed by Selangor (45), Kedah (36), Negri Sembilan (29), Kuala Lumpur (18), Penang and Johor (16 each), and Kelantan (13).
Perak has 11 reported deaths, followed by nine in Sarawak, Pahang (7), Terengganu (4), Melaka (2) and Perlis (2), while no fatalities were reported in Labuan and Putrajaya. This brings the death toll to 20,711.
Over a span of two weeks, Penang has recorded the highest rate of 16.5 deaths per 100,000 individuals, far above the national rate of 6.5.
As of yesterday 11.59pm, the Health Ministry reported 106 brought-in-dead cases, while 721 patients are ventilated in ICUs, 617 unventilated in ICUs and 13,079 hospitalised.
Meanwhile, 197,225 patients are under home quarantine and 25,635 isolating in low-risk quarantine and treatment centres (PKRCs).
As of 11.59pm on September 10, the positivity rate stands at 13.5%, substantially above the World Health Organisation threshold of 5%.
The positivity rate indicates the portion of positive Covid-19 cases detected out of total tests conducted. According to the WHO, higher positivity rates mean that more testing should be done, as it suggests that there are more people with the virus in the community who have not yet been detected.
As for vaccination rates, 17,177,911 (52.6%) people are fully jabbed, 21,372,278 (65.4%) have received one dose, while 2,647,251 are awaiting their first dose and 8,637,871 remain unregistered.
Daily Covid-19 cases appear to be on a downtrend as the country logged 19,198 fresh cases yesterday, for a cumulative tally of 1,979,698.
Sarawak’s dailies have jumped significantly with its 5,291 cases yesterday, while Selangor’s are shrinking further with 2,347 infections. – The Vibes, September 13, 2021
