Covid-19 Watch: 19,740 new cases, Selangor still top with 5,706

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 19,740 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Aug 16), bringing the cumulative total to 1,424,639.

In the 24-hour span up to 12pm Monday, Malaysia also reported 274 more Covid-19 deaths.

The country’s Covid-19 death toll is now at 12,784.

There were also 17,450 patients discharged from treatment in the same period.

A total of 1,162,578 people in Malaysia (81.6% of all cases) have recovered from Covid-19.

Currently, there are 249,277 active cases under treatment and monitoring nationwide.

Of that, 1,047 are under intensive care - with 520 people requiring ventilator support.

Selangor recorded the highest number of cases at 5,706, followed by Sabah (1,728) and Kedah (1,592).

Sehingga 16 Ogos 2021: Jumlah kes COVID-19 yg dilaporkan adalah 19,740 kes (1,424,639 kes). Pecahan setiap negeri (Kumulatif): Selangor -5,706 (518,360) WPKL -1,360 (155,859) Johor - 1,510 (112,355) Sabah - 1,728 (106,830) Sarawak - 1,566 (88,572) Negeri Sembilan - 343 (85,212) — Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) https://twitter.com/DGHisham/status/1427168968461090818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2021