PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,469 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (May 17), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,481,278 since the pandemic began.
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The Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal reported that 1,466 of Tuesday’s new Covid-19 infections were locally transmitted while there were three imported cases.
The portal also reported that recoveries outstripped new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, with 1,836 individuals recovering from their infections.
The CovidNow portal said there were currently 30,509 active cases in the country, with 29,271 Covid-19 patients, or 95.9% of active cases, observing home quarantine while 20 have been admitted to Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centres.
There are currently 1,182 Covid-19 patients admitted to hospital with 36 individuals being treated in intensive care units nationwide.
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Of the ICU admission, 17 require ventilator support while 19 are unventilated.
The CovidNow portal also reported that Malaysia’s overall ICU utlisation rate stood at 57%, with Covid-19 patients accounting for 5.9%.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry reported that there were three deaths due to Covid-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of Covid-19 fatalities in the country to 35,623 since the pandemic began.
The three Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday were reported in Kedah, Perlis and Melaka.-The Star