Covid-19 (Dec 23): 3,510 cases, R-number in all states below 1.00
COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 3,510 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the cumulative infections to 2,731,713.
The new infections were surpassed by 4,998 Covid-19 patients who recovered today. This is expected to reduce the number of active cases.
The national R-number as of yesterday was at 0.91, while all states and territories are below 1.00.
As long as the number stays below 1.00, it suggests that the spread of Covid-19 is decelerating.
- Patients in ICU: 329
- Intubated: 179
As of today, the number of Covid-19 patients, including suspected ones, in the intensive care unit (ICU) is 14.3 percent lower compared to a week ago.
Those who require intubation have also declined by 9.6 percent from a week ago.
Nationally, the number of hospital admissions of confirmed Covid-19 patients in the last seven days has declined by 21.5 percent compared to the preceding week.
To date, 231 Covid-19 clusters are still active, including six new clusters reported today.
The ongoing clusters have fallen by 6.9 percent from the 248 active clusters a week ago.
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 (Dec 22), when 3,519 new cases were reported, is as follows:
Selangor (945)
Johor (467)
Kelantan (375)
Kuala Lumpur (279)
Kedah (219)
Pahang (214)
Terengganu (210)
Sabah (202)
Penang (192)
Perak (158)
Negeri Sembilan (121)
Malacca (67)
Sarawak (30)
Putrajaya (20)
Perlis (13)
Labuan (7)
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