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Record 207 Covid-19 deaths, 1,009 in ICU

Aminah Farid3 years ago26th Jul 2021News
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A new high of 207 Covid-19 deaths has been recorded in the past 24 hours and a total of 1,009 patients are placed under critical care in ICUs nationwide. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, July 26, 2021.
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A THOUSAND Covid-19 patients are in intensive care units (ICU) while 207 died today, both figures new and grim records for Malaysia.

Of the 1,009 in ICU, 524 require respiratory assistance, Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

Today’s death toll is the country’s highest to date, raising total fatalities to 8,201.

The nation reported 14,516 new infections today, while active cases numbered 165,840.

The country recorded 9,372 recoveries, bringing the cumulative number to 853,913 cases. Active cases stood at 165,840.

Noor Hisham said the 207 deaths today involved 57 cases in Selangor, 24 in Johor, 52 in Kuala Lumpur, 14 in Negri Sembilan, 18 in Malacca, 19 in Kedah, seven in Pahang, six in Sabah, five in Perak, three in Penang, and two in Terengganu.

He also said based on the latest data dated July 24, the value of infection rate (Rt) in Malaysia was 1.15.

“The states that recorded the highest Rt value were Terengganu (R1.36), followed by Kedah (R1.26), and Sabah (R1.24).  

“All states recorded Rts above 1.0 except Labuan and Perlis,” he said. – July 26, 2021.

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