2,478 new Covid-19 cases on Monday - Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR - It took three months for the number of daily Covid-19 cases in the country to drop to about 2,000, with 2,478 cases recorded last Monday, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The last time the daily Covid-19 cases recorded a figure of around 2,000 was on Jan 17 which was 2,342, and the highest number of daily cases recorded during the three-month period was on March 5 with 33,406 before going on the down-trend.

Of the total cases recorded last Monday, 98.71 per cent or 2,446 cases were Category in 1 and 2, while 32 cases or 1.29 per cent are in Category 3, 4 and 5.

"Of the total 32 cases in the Category 3, 4, and 5, 16 cases involved patients who are not vaccinated or had not been fully vaccinated, 10 cases involved those who are fully vaccinated but had not received the booster dose, while six others had received the booster dose.

"Eighteen of the 32 cases are aged 60 years and above while 19 have comorbidities,” he said in his daily statement on Covid-19 cases today.

A total of 143 cases were admitted to hospitals yesterday with 76 of them in category 1 and 2, while 67 are in category 3, 4, and 5.

With the new cases recorded last Monday, it brings to a total of 4,433,551 Covid-19 cases in the country, with a total of 4,330,037 recovered cases, including 9,215 cases recorded on Monday.

Dr Noor Hisham said Malaysia's Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt value) yesterday was 0.73 with Putrajaya recording the highest rate of 1.07. - BERNAMA