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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): Malaysia reported today 1,704 newly-confirmed Covid-19 cases, which brought the total number of infected individuals in the country to 119,077 so far. A total of 11 Covid-19-related deaths were reported today.
Healh director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said via Twitter today the 11 deaths brought the country's cumulative number of Covid-19-related fatalities to 494 so far.
“The deceased comprise 10 Malaysians and one foreigner,” Dr Noor Hisham said.
In a separate statement today, Dr Noor Hisham said the 1,704 newly-confirmed Covid-19 infected individuals comprise five imported and 1,699 local-transmission cases respectively.
The total number of active Covid-19 cases in the country stood at 21,365 so far, according to him.
He said that Selangor reported today the highest daily number of new cases at 673 followed by Sabah and Johor at 316 and 179 respectively.
Across Malaysia, 124 Covid-19 patients are being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) and out of the 124, 51 need breathing assistance, Dr Noor Hisham said.
Meanwhile, the deceased today comprise seven men and four women aged between 53 and 77 years old, he said.
Dr Noor Hisham said among the deceased, six were from Selangor, two each from Sabah and Johor and one from Kedah.
