In Malaysia, 32,800 new Covid infections have been recorded, with 76 deaths.
For the second day in a row, the number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has risen, with 32,800 instances reported in the last 24 hours.
In comparison to the number of new infections reported yesterday, the newest figures show an increase of 2,013 cases.
With this latest statistic, the total number of cases reported in the country since the outbreak began has risen to 3,774,786.
In a statement issued this morning, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed that 541 of the 32,800 cases today were imported, involving 503 Malaysians and 38 foreigners.
There were 31,232 Malaysians and 1,027 foreigners involved in the remaining 32,259 local cases.
Dr. Noor Hisham further stated that 380 patients are currently being treated in critical care units (ICUs) across the country, with 165 of them being confirmed to have Covid-19 and the remainder 215 being suspected, probable, or under investigation.
He claims that 231 of them require ventilator support, with 102 of them being Covid-19 positive.
He also stated that 76 individuals died yesterday as a result of the dreadful sickness. Twenty-one of them died before reaching a hospital for treatment.
The current death toll in the country since the outbreak began is 33,643.
Dr. Noor Hisham also stated that in the last 24 hours, 24,444 people had recovered from Covid-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the country to 3,418,443.
Only 183 of the 32,800 cases today are in Categories 3, 4, and 5, requiring hospitalisation, according to him. The remaining persons are divided into two categories: those who have no symptoms or have mild symptoms.
Covid-19 cases in ICUs in seven states have reached or exceeded 50% capacity, according to Dr. Noor Hisham.
Kelantan is in first place with 75%, followed by Johor with 68% and Putrajaya with 67%.
Kuala Lumpur now has a 58 percent ICU capacity, Selangor has a 57 percent capacity, Penang has a 51 percent capacity, and Melaka has a 50 percent capacity.
More over half of the Covid-19 patients are occupying non-ICU beds in 12 states. Putrajaya (112%) and Selangor (10%) are two localities where Covid-19 patients have reached maximum capacity (111 per cent).
With a capacity of 98 percent, Kuala Lumpur is close to reaching its maximum capacity, followed by Perlis with a capacity of 93 percent.
Perak (89 percent), Terengganu (88 percent), Melaka (80 percent), Sarawak (77 percent), Kelantan (73 percent), Johor (63 percent), Penang (58 percent), and Pahang (58 percent) are the other seven states (58 per cent).
Four more clusters were reported yesterday, increasing the total number of active clusters to 405.
Covid-19 infectivity rate (R-nought or R0) in Malaysia is now at 1.03.
Today’s Covid-19 situation in Johor
There is still cause for concern when Johor has its state election today.
Dr. Noor Hisham’s data revealed that there were 2,553 local cases and 13 imported cases.
Eight people have died in Johor today, one of them was dead when he arrived at the hospital.
Currently, 1,011 Covid-19 patients are warded in Johor hospitals, 183 are confined in low-risk treatment centres, and 18,585 are isolated at home.
