KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases has increased by 0.8 per cent to 28,554 cases in the 31st epidemiological week (ME 31) from July 31 to Aug 6, comprising 28,499 local cases and 55 imported cases.
said for the same period, the number of fatalities due to Covid-19 increased to 60 cases compared with 49 cases reported in the previous week, which is a 22.4 per cent jump.
"The average number of active cases per day for ME 31 is 45,941, a 2.6 per cent drop compared with the previous week,” he said in a statement on Monday . Dr Noor Hisham said the bed occupancy at the Intensive Care Unit remained at 14 per cent; PKRC beds occupancy decreased by two per cent while non-critical beds recorded an increase of two per cent.
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