PETALING JAYA: Fifteen new cases of Covid-19 were reported today, bringing the total number of infections detected in the country to 8,779. One death was reported, increasing the fatality toll to 123.
Health Ministry director-general Datuk Noor Hisham Abdullah, said 11 of the cases were due to local transmissions, while four cases were imported.
“Of the 11 local transmissions, eight were Malaysians, while the other four were foreigners,” he said in a statement yesterday.
“The remaining four cases were imported from the UK, India and Libya, comprising two Malaysians and two foreigners.”
Meanwhile, seven cases were discharged yesterday, bringing the total number of patients to have recovered to 8,553. This amounted to 97.4% of the total cases.
“This leaves a total of 103 active Covid-19 cases in Malaysia. Two of these patients are being treated in intensive care units, with one needing ventilator assistance,” he added.
Noor Hisham added that the sole death was of a 72-year-old Malaysian with a history of chronic high blood pressure and stroke.
The victim, who lived at an elderly home, had suffered cough and a high fever on July 10 and was referred to the Enche Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital in Johor on July 17.
She was pronounced dead at 12.51am the same day upon arrival at the hospital’s emergency ward, and was later certified Covid-19 positive.
