News about Covid

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): Malaysia's daily number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered rose to 322,346 yesterday (Sept 9) from 320,452 on Wednesday (Sept 8), bringing the nation’s cumulative shots given to recipients to about 37.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the waning of vaccine effects over time could be the reason for the spike in Covid-19 infections in Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): The Health Ministry will improve its Covid-19 death reporting method as there were discrepancies in the daily deaths caused by a delay in reporting, according to its Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Malaysia reported 19,307 new Covid-19 cases as at noon today, a decline from 19,733 infections the day before, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): More than half or 50.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): The rate of occupancy for government hospital beds in intensive care units (ICUs) had increased to 84% as of Sept 7, compared with 68% previously.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 8): A total of 19,733 new Covid-19 infections were reported in Malaysia today, the third consecutive day of falling below the 20,000 mark.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 8): The Covid-19 walk-in vaccination programme in the Klang Valley will end after Sept 15, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Malaysia reports 18,547 new Covid-19 cases today, up 6.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Malaysia today reported 17,352 new Covid-19 cases — its lowest daily count in the past 28 days — down 3,044 or 14.