Kedah recorded the highest number of new deaths. at 8.
total of 46 Covid-19 fatalities yesterday , bringing the cumulative death toll to 28,400. From the newly reported deaths yesterday, 26.1 percent or 12 died before they could receive treatment at a hospital.
Malaysia is the third worst-performing country in Asia in the number of Covid-19 deaths per capita after Iran and Lebanon. Kedah recorded the highest number of new deaths at 8, making up 17.4 percent of the newly reported fatalities. The remaining deaths were in Sarawak , Perak , Johor , Sabah , Selangor , Terengganu , Penang , Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan .A total of 39 out of the 46 reported deaths or 84.8 percent occurred in the last seven days. The remaining deaths occurred more than a week ago but were only recorded yesterday due to delays in data reporting. An average of 116 Covid-19 deaths were reported daily in the last 30 days, compared to the seven-day average of 68, indicating a downtrend.A total of 9,680 Covid-19 deaths were reported in September, 7,642 in August, 3,858 in July and 2,380 in June. As of yesterday, there were 75,947 active Covid-19 cases. This is a reduction of 18.8 percent from the 93,514 active infections a week ago.The Health Ministry's post-midnight update also provided further insights into the new Covid-19 infections yesterday. From the 5,666 new cases yesterday, a total of 148 of them could be traced to ongoing Covid-19 clusters.Another 10 were from clusters linked to high-risk groups such as old folks homes. The remaining cases were traced to clusters related to religious events and education institutions . Previously, the Health Ministry released deaths statistics together with the number of new Covid-19 cases in the evening. This has since changed.MalaysiakiniMillions depend on Malaysiakini for the truth. Millions depend on Malaysiakini for quality journalism. Millions depend on Malaysiakini to stand in honour of integrity and justice. Without a mafia owner to dictate our journalism; free from political or commercial influence, Malaysiakini has only one boss - you, the rakyat. We take this opportunity to thank you for your love for our country, your trust and respect in us to do our job in holding the powerful to account. We depend on your subscription to protect the sanctity of our journalism. Thank you.
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