Covid-19 (Feb 7): 3,731 new infections, active cases at new high

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry has reported 3,731 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today.

Of these, eight cases were imported while the remaining 3,723 were locally transmitted.

Selangor recorded 1,606 new Covid-19 cases, the 11th consecutive day where new cases are in the four digits.

Malacca, which broke 300 cases for the first time during the third wave of the pandemic yesterday, continued to record daily cases in a similar region with 313 new infections today. 

Active cases: 51,241 (new record)

Patients in ICUs: 292

Intubated: 140

A total of 15 people died from Covid-19 today, bringing the death toll to 872.
 
New cases according to regions, in brief:

Selangor (1606)

Johor (499)

Kuala Lumpur (372)

Malacca (313)

Penang (250)

Sarawak (219)

Sabah (160)

Negeri Sembilan (92)

Perak (71)

Kedah (43)

Pahang (34)

Kelantan (32)

Terengganu (29)

Putrajaya (9)

Perlis (2)

Labuan (0)

[More to follow]

 - Mkini