This as Malaysia recorded 3,680 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Jan 27).
The total number of confirmed cases in the country is now up to 194,114.
In the same 24-hour span, seven people had died to Covid-19 in the country, bringing the death toll to 707.
The country also discharged 1,858 patients, bringing the number of Covid-19 recoveries in the country to 151,018.
There are currently 42,389 active Covid-19 cases being treated at the country s hospitals and quarantine centres.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah
(pic) said six of the cases were imported infections.
Johor recorded the highest number of new cases at 1,069, followed by Selangor (822 cases), Kuala Lumpur (698) and Sabah (295).
Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021 06:46 PM MYT
BY ASHMAN ADAM
MSU Hospital personnel take a swab at a Covid-19 drive-through screening in Shah Alam January 14, 2021. ― Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 The Ministry of Health reported today that 3,680 new Covid-19 cases were discovered today, with Johor registering the highest number of new cases at 1,069 compared to other states.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah added that seven more deaths were also recorded today, bringing the total number of deaths from Covid-19 in Malaysia to 707.
“The number of Covid-19 patients admitted in the ICU continues to rise, with 314 admissions. 122 out of them require ventilators to help them breathe,” he said.
The three had entered Malaysia via Johor from Singapore and were subsequently treated at Hospital Sungai Buloh.
They were related to a 66-year-old man and his son from Wuhan, who were the first positive cases reported in Singapore.
Since then, there have been 183,801 Covid-19 cases in Malaysia with 141,446 recoveries and 678 deaths.
“The country is now facing a third wave, since late September last year.
“Till today, the ministry remains committed and is working tirelessly to fight the disease, ” the ministry said in its statement.
Meanwhile, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a Facebook post on the day of the anniversary, that the end was nowhere in sight and everyone needed to soldier on.
The end of Malaysia’s Covid-19 fight is far from sight, said Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) Monday, exactly a year since the country reported its first cases