There are again more new cases compared to recoveries.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a total of 2,195 new cases were reported, bringing the cumulative total to 375,054.
Sarawak, he said, recorded the highest number at 508, followed
by Selangor (431), Johor (387) and Kelantan (332).
Last week, Malaysia recorded more than 2,000 daily cases for the first time in six weeks.
Yesterday, a total of 1,427 recoveries were also recorded, bringing the number of discharged cases to 353,822, while 19,854 cases were considered to be active.
Eight deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 1,378.
The dead were all Malaysians – aged from 37 to 90 – with a history of comorbidities.
18 Apr 2021 / 19:21 H.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Malaysia today reported 2,195 Covid-19 new cases and eight fatalities, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.
The latest figures take the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 375,054 with the death toll now at 1,378. Malaysia recorded 2,195 new cases yesterday.
Dr Noor Hisham, in a Twitter post, said Sarawak was back to being the state with the highest number of new cases, reporting 508 infections today, followed by Selangor (431), Johor (387) and Kelantan with 332 cases.
Kuala Lumpur, meanwhile, reported 176 new cases, followed by Sabah (112), Penang (84), Negeri Sembilan (42), Perak (35), Kedah (30), Terengganu (16), Melaka and Pahang 15 cases each, Labuan (6), Putrajaya (3) and Perlis (3).