Over a thousand new daily cases for two straight weeks
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 23 (Sin Chew Daily) – A total of 1,348 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the country as of noon today, including 16 imported cases.
Selangor reported the highest number of new cases at 535, followed by Kuala Lumpur (226), Sabah (189), Melaka (124) and Johor (118).
To date there are a cumulative total of 98,737 confirmed cases and 80,014 recoveries (including 710 discharged today) at 81.0% recovery rate.
Five new deaths were reported today, taking the toll to 444.
There are currently 18,279 active cases, including 102 at ICUs, 44 requiring ventilators.
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