SHAH ALAM, July 13 — Malaysia has registered the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases at 11,079, surpassing the five-digit mark for the first time since the outbreak hit the country in March last year.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on a Facebook post today stated that Selangor topped the list of states with the highest number of cases, which is also the highest figure registered in the state at 5,263 and an increase from the 4,308 infections recorded yesterday.
This is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 1,521 cases, Negeri Sembilan (1,033), Kedah (497) and Sarawak (472).
The number of cases recorded in Johor is at 406, Perak (329), Melaka (323), Pahang (321), Sabah (239), Pulau Pinang (234), Kelantan (211), Terengganu (93), Putrajaya (77), Labuan (60) and Perlis (0).
Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said in a press conference that of the 11,079 new cases, 11,052 were local transmissions and 27 were imported cases.
He said 5,990 recoveries were reported today, bringing the cumulative figure for recovered cases to 753,328.
“Active cases now stand at 96,236 and 972 are in intensive care, with 456 requiring ventilators,” he added.
Dr Noor Hisham also said 125 fatalities were recorded today, involving 108 Malaysians and 17 foreigners, bringing the death toll to 6,385.
He said Selangor had 57 deaths, Kuala Lumpur (20), Negeri Sembilan (13), Melaka (nine), Kedah and Johor (seven each), Pahang (three), Penang, Perak, Sabah and Sarawak (two each), and Kelantan (one).
He said 120,448 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, with 52,550 being RT-PCR screenings and 67,898 RTK Antigen tests.
Dr Noor Hisham said 23 new clusters were detected and 2,246 clusters ended today, leaving 870 active clusters.
Meanwhile, in a statement, Dr Noor Hisham said based on the latest available data on July 12, the infectivity rate (Rt) in the country was 1.14.
“Among states, Putrajaya has the highest Rt at 1.32, followed by Terengganu (1.25), Selangor (1.18), Kedah and Pahang (both 1.17), Kuala Lumpur (1.13), Melaka (1.12), Penang (1.09), Sabah (1.07), Johor (1.04), and Negeri Sembilan (1.03).
— Bernama
