Covid-19 Watch: 4,071 new cases, nationwide ICU bed usage at 62.5pc


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 4,071 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Aug 18), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,749,000 infections since the pandemic began.

The Health Ministry's CovidNow portal reported that 4,069 of Thursday's new Covid-19 cases were local transmissions while two imported infections were logged.

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