Workers arrange medical oxygen cylinders to be sent to the Covid-19 Low-Risk Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) at the Malaysia Agriculture Expo Park (MAEPS) at Hospital Serdang July 26, 2021. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — After breaking the 200-mark of Covid-19 fatalities for two days in a row, Malaysia recorded a drop in deaths at 143 individuals in the last 24 hours.
The Health Ministry said today’s figure meant that Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll stood at 8,551.
The number of patients currently warded at Intensive Care Units (ICU) nationwide also continued to remain above the 1,000-mark at 1,016 people, 529 of whom need breathing assistance.
Separately, the number of full recoveries recorded today at 12,373 also surpassed yesterday’s figure of 11,526.
Earlier today, Malaysia recorded its highest daily new Covid-19 cases at 17,405, breaking the previous record high of 17,045 daily Covid-19 cases on July 25.
As of today, there were 175,113 active Covid-19 cases nationwide.
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