Malaysia records second day of 207 COVID-19 deaths, ICU numbers hit new high

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 207 deaths from COVID-19 for the second consecutive day on Tuesday (Jul 27), with the number of critically ill ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 207 deaths from COVID-19 for the second consecutive day on Tuesday , with the number of critically ill patients also reaching another high.

Thirty-one of the victims were classified as"brought in dead" to hospital, said health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah.The country’s current record for COVID-19 deaths logged in a single day is 207. Its previous record was justThe number of cases in the intensive care unit also hit another new record with 1,023 patients warded. Of these, 524 require respiratory support.

A total of 16,117 new COVID-19 cases were also identified, Malaysia’s second highest daily tally after more than 17,000 infections were reportedThe Klang Valley comprised more than half of the new cases with 6,616 in Selangor and 2,457 in Kuala Lumpur.A further 1,000 cases were found in Kedah as well as 907 and 618 in Johor and Penang respectively.Dr Noor Hisham said 56.3 per cent of the new cases reported on Tuesday were asymptomatic while 41.6 per cent had mild symptoms.

Of the record number of new clusters, 25 involve workplaces while 12 are in the community. The remaining clusters involve two high risk communities, two detention centres and an education establishment.on Jul 1, Malaysia's COVID-19 situation has worsened in recent weeks with a surge in cases and deaths.

 

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这个时候还不是解除紧急法令的时候,还有很多人未接种懂吗?

It's all of South East Asia. ASEAN needs a multinational vaccine drive.

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