KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Malaysia’s new daily Covid-19 cases rose by 2,027 today while another eight people have died from the disease, giving the country 122,845 cumulative cases and 509 deaths to date.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 1,221 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 99,449.
In a press statement this evening, Dr Noor Hisham highlighted that Selangor remained the highest with 509 infections while Johor and Sabah recorded 428 and 383 cases respectively.
Malaysia’s deteriorating Covid-19 situation has also been compounded by renewed political uncertainty caused by a power struggle between the ruling Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and Umno.
The eight who died today were aged between 52 and 78.
One-hundred-and-twenty people were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), of which 52 are now on ventilators.
Meanwhile, Malaysia also recorded 11 more Covid-19 clusters today, mostly from workplaces, construction sites and factories.
