371 new Covid cases, 4 deaths

Ravin Palanisamy Ravin Palanisamy Updated 1 year ago · Published on 19 Jan 2023 11:21AM · 0 Comments

The coronavirus has infected more than five million people in Malaysia since the onset of the pandemic early 2021. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 19, 2023.

MALAYSIA logged 371 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, taking the cumulative cases since the onset of the pandemic to 5,033,625.

Four coronavirus-linked fatalities were reported –  one each in Johor, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Terengganu – raising the death toll to 36,923.

Selangor logged 148 of the new infections, Kuala Lumpur (70), Perak (21), Sarawak (19), Malacca (18), Putrajaya (16), Johor (16), Kedah (14), Terengganu (11), Pahang (9), Negri Sembilan (9), Penang (9), Kelantan (4), Sabah (4), Perlis (2) and Labuan (1).

Active cases rose to 10,390 as 304 patients recovered from the illness. 

Among the active infections, 9,970 people (96%) were in home quarantine and 420 (4%) in hospital.

Sixteen patients were in intensive care, 14 of whom required respiratory assistance. – January 19, 2023.

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