The Malaysian Insight

MALAYSIA recorded 22,341 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, said the Health Ministry, as the daily case count continues to drop for the second straight day.

The country recorded 27,004 cases on Thursday and 24,241 cases on Friday.

The fresh infections push the total number of reported cases to 3.97 million.

The ministry reported 85 Covid-19 fatalities yesterday, of which 23 are dead on arrival, bringing the death toll to 34,329.

Of the new cases, Selangor claimed the most with 7,366, followed by Kuala Lumpur (3,078), Penang (1,928), Negri Sembilan (1,405), Perak (1,403), Kedah (1,353), Johor (1,286), Sarawak (1,177) and Pahang (1,009).

Malacca recorded 639 cases, Kelantan (540), Sabah (421), Terengganu (413), Putrajaya (128), Perlis (123) and Labuan (72).

There are currently 283,276 active coronavirus cases in the country.

Of the 85 deaths, Johor claimed the most with 18, Perak (17), Selangor (15), Kedah (10), Penang (5), Pahang (4), Malacca (4), Kelantan (3), Kuala Lumpur (3), Sabah (2), Sarawak (2), Terengganu (1) and Putrajaya (1).

There are 7,164 Covid-19 patients in hospitals, of which 390 are in intensive care units and 219 require respiratory support.

The hospital utilisation rate currently stands at 62.8%, of which 57.1% are coronavirus cases. – March 20, 2022.