The authorities reported 4,046 cases, the first time the number breached the 4,000 mark since Dec 18. As of Thursday, the country's infectivity rate was 1.0, indicating that the spread of cases is accelerating. A rate of 1.0 means that any infected person will on average infect one other person.
The month-long high in case numbers comes as ticket sales for the Vaccinated Travel Lane scheme between Malaysia and Singapore resumed - albeit with a reduced daily quota - on Friday, just about a week away from Chinese New Year. "The modelling we do at the Health Ministry suggests Omicron cases and cases in general will rise in February and March," said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin on Thursday.
As at Thursday, hospital bed usage in Malaysian hospitals stood at 62 per cent, while ventilator usage stood at 33.4 per cent.
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