Malaysia

Covid-19 cases down to 3-month low of 5,434

Only 2.8% are in Categories 3, 4 and 5

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 18 Oct 2021 7:09PM

Covid-19 cases down to 3-month low of 5,434
Today’s new Covid-19 infections take the cumulative caseload to 2,396,121. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, October 18, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – Today saw 5,434 new Covid-19 cases, declining even further from yesterday’s three-month low for the country.

In a statement, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the cumulative caseload to 2,396,121.

He added there were 8,435 recoveries, bringing the total discharged to 2,278,955, with 682 cases currently in intensive care and 357 requiring breathing aid.

Of the 5,434 infections recorded today, 151 (2.8%) are in Categories 3, 4 and 5, while the remaining 5,283 cases (97.2%) are in Categories 1 and 2. Only five cases today were imported.

Dr Noor Hisham said the country has seen a total of 5,687 clusters since the beginning of the pandemic, including 15 new clusters today. Clusters that have ended are at 5,031 while 656 remain active.

He said nine of the new clusters reported today were from the workplace while communities and educational centres recorded two clusters each. A cluster from a religious event and another from a high-risk group was also recorded.

The cluster with the lowest infections is the Jalan Pantai Permai Sembilan educational centre cluster in Lembah Pantai here with seven cases while the Jalan Berjaya Lapan workplace cluster in Johor Baru recorded the highest infections at 51 cases. – The Vibes, October 18, 2021

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