09 May 2021 / 20:23 H.
KUALA
LUMPUR: The total daily cases of Covid-19 in Malaysia has dropped when 3,733 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours after reporting more than 4,000 daily infections for two days but there were 26 fatalities today, the highest daily death toll so far.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (
pix) said the latest development brings the cumulative positive cases in the country to 440,667 while the overall Covid-19 death toll stands at 1,683.
He said the breakdown of new cases comprised 3,727 local transmissions and six import cases while the active cases now total 37,060.
“The death cases involved 25 Malaysians and a foreigner aged between 49 and 85 with the majority having chronic underlying health conditions,” he said in an official statement on the development of Covid-19 here today.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia marked another grim day on Sunday (May 9) after recording 26 deaths - the highest number of fatalities recorded in a single day so far - bringing the cumulative death toll to 1,683.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 416 cases that are being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU), while there are another 216 cases that require respiratory aid.
The 26 deaths consisted of seven cases in Selangor, six cases in Kuala Lumpur, four cases in Johor, and three cases each in Kelantan and Pahang, two cases in Penang and one in Sarawak.
He said in a statement on Sunday that the deaths involved those aged between 46 and 90, and most of them had preexisting medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, kidney diseases and cancer among others.
KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Malaysia s daily number of newly confirmed Covid-19 cases fell to 3,733 today from 4,519 yesterday. The country registered today 26 pandemic-related deaths, the highest daily number of Covid-19-linked fatalities on record.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today in an update on Twitter that the latest figure brought the country s cumulative number of Covid-19-infected individuals to 440,677 so far.
The 26 Covid-19-related deaths reported today brought the nation’s cumulative number of pandemic-linked fatalities to 1,683 so far, according to Dr Noor Hisham. “The deceased comprise 25 Malaysians and one foreigner,” he said.
Out of the 3,733 newly confirmed Covid-19-infected individuals reported today, 3,727 cases involved local transmission while six were imported, according to him.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians have taken to social media to voice their fears and concerns about the rising number of young people suffering from severe Covid-19 symptoms and the presence of more sporadic cases in the country.
Some - like Yi Wen - said on Facebook that people are showing a lax attitude when following the standard operating procedures, as many are leaving their house for matters that are not important. Commoners don t bother about SOP and are being ignorant. If you go outside you could see for yourself, you can still see common people still moving around, hanging out and going shopping.
Sunday, 09 May 2021 04:40 PM MYT
BY JUSTIN ONG
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya on January 19, 2021. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 Malaysia’s see-sawing Covid-19 numbers fell today, with Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reporting 3,733 new infections after two consecutive days above the 4,000-case mark.
Selangor continued to lead other states in terms of new cases, with the country’s industrial centre accumulating another 1,278 Covid-19 patients over the past 24 hours.
Sarawak was next highest with 454 cases, ahead of Johor with 365 and Kuala Lumpur with 338.