KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia today recorded 11,332 coronavirus cases, an increase from yesterday’s 10,959.
In the lead is Sarawak with 2,358 infections, followed by Johor (1,319) and Selangor (1,231).
Kelantan saw 1,088 cases, Sabah (965), Penang (895), Kedah (819), Perak (678), Pahang (677), Terengganu (629), Kuala Lumpur (240), Melaka (303), Negri Sembilan (89), Putrajaya and Perlis (both 19), and Labuan (3).
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the latest infections take the country’s cumulative Covid-19 caseload to 2,220,526.
He said only 2.2% or 247 of the 11,332 new Covid-19 cases reported in Malaysia today were in categories 3, 4 and 5, Dr Noor Hisham said.
He said the remaining 11,085 cases or 97.8% were in categories 1 and 2 for asymptomatic and mild cases, respectively.
Patients in category 3 have pneumonia, category 4 need oxygen supplementation and category 5 require respiratory aid.
"Of the new cases, 23 were imported involving 18 Malaysians and five foreigners while 11,309 were local transmissions involving 10,475 Malaysians and 834 foreigners.
"A total of 14,160 cases had also recovered today, bringing the cumulative figure for recoveries to 2,020,099 or 91% of the total number of Covid-19 cases," he said in a statement today.
He said 986 cases are being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU), comprising 848 confirmed cases and 138, which are suspected and under investigation.
He said 574 patients require ventilators, with 369 cases being positive for Covid-19 and 205 suspected cases under investigation.
Dr Noor Hisham also said 15 new clusters were detected, with nine in the community and six at workplaces.
On the Covid-19 infectivity rate or R-naught (Rt), he said the rate for the whole country based on daily infections yesterday was 0.90, while Pahang was the state with the highest value at 1.0.
Other states registered Rt of below 1.0, with Perlis and Putrajaya each at 0.99; Kelantan, Perak, Terengganu and Melaka each 0.97; Sarawak and Johor each 0.93; Penang (0.90); Selangor and Negri Sembilan each 0.88; Sabah (0.86); Kedah (0.85); Kuala Lumpur (0.84); and, Labuan (zero). – The Vibes, September 28, 2021
