Covid-19 (Sept 15): 19,495 new cases, S'wak still in spotlight

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 19,495 new Covid-19 cases.

Sarawak (4,709) again reports the highest number of cases and its hospital bed use by Covid-19 patients have maintained steady over the past week. The usage rate was 68.9 percent as of yesterday.

However, Covid-19 deaths in Sarawak ranks among the lowest in the country when its population is taking into account (3 per 100,000 people over the past 2 weeks).

The latest Covid-19 death figures will be reported by the Health Ministry tonight. For yesterday's figures, read this article. 

As of yesterday, Covid-19 hospital bed usage nationwide is on the downtrend over the past month.

However, utilisation of above 80 percent yesterday occured in Perak, Terengganu, Kedah, Penang, Johor and Perlis. 

Sarawak (4,709)
Selangor (2,710)
Sabah (2,015)
Johor (1,860)
Penang (1,757)
Kelantan (1,434)
Kedah (1,178)
Perak (1,174)
Terengganu (993)
Pahang (766)
Kuala Lumpur (363)
Negeri Sembilan (222)
Malacca (190)
Perlis (108)
Putrajaya (16)
Labuan (0)

 - Mkini