Covid-19 Watch: 1,722 new cases, nationwide ICU bed usage at 63.5pc


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,722 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Oct 5), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,848,314 infections since the pandemic began.

The Health Ministry's CovidNow portal reported that 1,714 of Wednesday's new Covid-19 cases were local transmissions while eight imported infections were logged.

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