Covid-19: Daily cases hit new high of 17,405; MoH urges calm as it warns Klang Valley cases set to soar further
Of the latest cases, Selangor led the country with 7,171 infections, followed by Kuala Lumpur (2,880) and Kedah (1,112).
Deputy Health DG urges calm over higher daily Covid-19 cases in Klang Valley due to more self-testing, antigen kits used
“As more of these positive cases and their contacts are isolated and quarantined, cases will start to gradually come down in the weeks to come. Once that happens, testing will be restrategised to ensure effective detection of cases for isolation and monitoring,”
US FDA cautions against using animal anti-parasite drug Ivermectin to treat Covid-19
The FDA said some of the side effects that may be associated with Ivermectin include skin rash, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, facial or limb swelling, neurologic adverse events such as dizziness, seizures, confusion, a sudden drop in blood pressure, severe skin rash potentially requiring hospitalisation and liver injury (hepatitis).
Malaysia administered record high 553,871 doses of Covid-19 vaccine on July 27; 18.1% of population fully inoculated
Among the states and federal territories, Selangor delivered the highest number of first doses yesterday at 84,409, followed by Kuala Lumpur (57,525), Johor (40,791), Sabah (29,560) and Penang (23,042).
Four out of five adults in Klang Valley received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine as of July 27 — JKJAV
As for second doses, 29.7% of the adult residents in the Klang Valley — comprising Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya — had been fully vaccinated
83% of new serious Covid-19 patients not vaccinated, says Health DG
Nearly 83% of the Covid-19 patients under categories 3, 4 and 5 reported yesterday have not been vaccinated
Malaysia's daily Covid-19 infections rise to 16,117 on July 27 — MoH
Today is the 15th straight day that the number of daily cases in the country stays in the five-digit range.
Malaysia records highest daily fatalities at 207 but new cases drop to 14,516 on July 26
Selangor — the worst hit state — saw the number of cases decline to 6,508 compared with 8,500 previously.
Malaysia's cumulative administered Covid-19 vaccine doses topped 17 million on July 25
The country’s total number of administered doses was 16.9 million as of Saturday (July 24).
Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccine doses administered up 49% to 446,052 on July 21 — JKJAV
Selangor recorded the highest number of first doses given yesterday at 89,183, followed by Kuala Lumpur (47,866) and Johor (35,145)
