KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Another 212 Covid-19 related deaths were reported over the last day, with cumulative fatalities approaching closer to the 11,000 mark.
A tweet by the Ministry of Health (MOH) showed the total death count including today’s figures to be at 10,961 fatalities out of 1,279,776 positive cases, with a fatality rate of 0.86 per cent.
The MOH also revealed that there are 1,095 individuals currently warded in Intensive Care Units (ICU) with 579 of them requiring breathing assistance, eight more from yesterday.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham in his full statement later said from the deaths reported today, 186 involved Malaysians, 26 involving non-locals, and 16 deaths of individuals brought in dead involving 14 locals and two foreigners.
A majority of today’s deaths were reported in Selangor with 76 fatalities, followed by 24 deaths in Johor, 20 in Kedah, 18 in Kuala Lumpur, 16 in Pahang, 14 in Negri Sembilan, 12 deaths in Penang, 11 in Sabah, eight in Melaka, five in Terengganu, four in Kelantan, two in Perak, and one death each in Perlis and Sarawak.
Out of the 212 deaths today, Dr Noor Hisham said 125 involved male patients and 87 female patients, while 170 of those who died had prior medical history and were suffering from one or more comorbidities.
