COVID-19 | The Health Ministry has reported 6,806 new cases of Covid-19 today, the second day in a row that cases have hit new records and exceeded the 6,000 mark.
The number of active Covid-19 cases has breached the 50,000 mark for the second time since the start of the pandemic and dangerously close to the record of 52,186 set on Feb 5.
A new record was set today for deaths, patients needing intensive care and patients requiring a ventilator to breath.
- Active cases: 50,171
- Patients in ICU: 587*
- Intubated: 330*
[*Editor's note: These figure does not include "probable" or "suspected' Covid-19 cases. See here.]
New cases by state:
- Selangor (2,277)
- Kuala Lumpur (655)
- Johor (615)
- Sarawak (608)
- Kelantan (426)
- Kedah (417)
- Penang (362)
- Negeri Sembilan (291)
- Perak (248)
- Sabah (245)
- Terengganu (233)
- Malacca (212)
- Pahang (157)
- Putrajaya (35)
- Labuan (17)
- Perlis (8)
A cursory look suggests that the spread of Covid-19 is accelerating in most parts of the country.
Terengganu (233) set another new record for daily cases today.
Sabah (245) reported a relatively high number after averaging double-digits during the 14-days prior.
The regions of Kuala Lumpur, Kedah, Penang and Putrajaya today reported numbers that are very near record levels.
At the national level, the R-naught as of yesterday was 1.10, which has crept up gradually from 1.05 on May 14.
The only regions where the R-naught was less than 1.00 were Sabah, Kelantan and Perlis.
Death
A record number of 59 deaths were reported today. The national Covid-19 death toll stood at 2,099.
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