Covid-19 (Oct 21): 6,210 cases

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 6,210 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the cumulative infections to 2,413,592.

The number of recoveries was 7,562 which will contribute to lower active cases.

• Patients in ICU: 677
• Intubated: 319

Beginning Oct 9, the Health Ministry will only publish today's breakdown of new cases by states after midnight on its CovidNow portal.

The breakdown by states for yesterday (Oct 20), where 5,516 new cases were reported, is as follows:

Selangor (1,004)
Sarawak (767)
Johor (610)
Kelantan (565)
Sabah (426)
Perak (393)
Penang (378)
Terengganu (355)
Kedah (312)
Pahang (232)
Kuala Lumpur (189)
Negeri Sembilan (127)
Malacca (112)
Perlis (29)
Labuan (12)
Putrajaya (5)