Covid-19: 318 fatalities, record high of 93 brought-in-dead cases

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia reported 318 new Covid-19 deaths on Thursday (Aug 12), says the Health Ministry.

This includes a record high of 93 "brought-in-dead" (BID) cases.

In the ministry's daily Covid-19 statement, it was revealed that 57 of the BID cases involved Malaysians while 36 were foreigners.

Selangor had the most BID cases with 40 deaths, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 37.

In total, Selangor reported 118 deaths – the highest of all states on Thursday.

Johor is second highest with 52, followed by Kuala Lumpur (45), and Sabah (28).

Currently, there are 1,059 patients in intensive care units (ICU) nationwide, with 543 in need of ventilator support.

Malaysia's Covid-19 death toll is now 11,691.