KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases increased by 27.9% from July 3-9 compared to the week before, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).
He said some 21,355 cases were reported during that week as opposed to 16,694 cases from June 26-July 2.
"Recoveries during the week of July 3-9 also went up by 14.6% from 14,293 cases to 16,379,” he said in a statement on the country’s Covid-19 situation on Monday (July 11).
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Dr Noor Hisham said this brought the cumulative number of cases to 4,592,710 and recoveries to 4,521,579.
On deaths related to Covid-19, he said there was a 46.2% increase from 26 deaths to 38 last week, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country so far to 35,809.
Dr Noor Hisham said the average daily active cases for last week was 32,145, an increase of 11% over the previous week.
He said the number of admissions to public hospitals per 100,000 population also increased by 15% last week, with Category 1 and 2 patients up by 14% and Category 3, 4 and 5 patients by 17%.
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"As for the daily active case trend, monitored virtually by the Virtual Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) last week, it increased 23.4% compared to the end of the previous week (from 43,203 cases to 53,306 cases),” he said.
Infectivity rate (RT) also showed an increase of 4.8% last week from the week before.
There are 13 active Covid-19 clusters being monitored at present, he added.
In conjunction with the Aidiladha celebration, Dr Noor Hisham reminded the people that Covid-19 cases were on the rise and that asymptomatic individuals may be carrying the virus.
"Although we are in the transition to endemic phase, it must be reminded that Covid-19 remains a threat and efforts to battle the pandemic must continue.
"As such, people are encouraged to undergo self-tests before (travelling) for Aidiladha,” he said, while also advising the people to wear face masks in crowded areas to protect high-risk groups such as senior citizens and children. – Bernama
