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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.
19 Apr 2021 / 20:37 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
PUTRAJAYA: The risk of Covid-19 infectivity among the frontliners who have received both doses of the vaccine jabs is at its lowest at just 0.003%, said Coordinating Minister of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said this showed the level of effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine, which means there is a better chance to either tackle the risk of infection and death or being admitted to the intensive care unit.
“If there are nine cases, namely those who tested positive for Covid-19 after receiving two doses of the vaccine jabs, not one of them suffered any severe or mild symptoms.
PETALING JAYA: The effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines is evident from the fact that none of the nine healthcare workers, who tested positive for the virus more than two weeks after receiving their second dose, exhibited severe or even mild symptoms, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
The coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme said that these nine recipients contracting the virus out of 272,019 fully vaccinated healthcare workers worked out to a mere 0.003% infection rate.
“Out of these nine cases, none had severe or mild symptoms, they just tested positive for the virus. This means the vaccine works.
“I think you can say that this is an effective vaccine, ” he told a press conference on Monday (April 19).