Malaysia Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Toll

Total cases pass 900,000 mark. Indonesia gets 1092 new deaths

Malaysia recorded a fresh high of 138 single-day death toll from COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total deaths to 6866, according to the Health Ministry.

Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press statement another 12,528 new COVID-19 infections were reported, of which 19 are imported and 12,509 are local transmissions, bringing the national total to 905,851.

The official added that 98.2 per cent of the fresh cases are asymptomatic or mild with the remainder being more serious cases.

Of the remaining 119,814 active cases, 908 cases are being held in intensive care units and 425 of those are in need of assisted breathing.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said in statement that data showed that vaccination has succeeded in sharply reducing the number of serious COVID-19 cases in the country.

Indonesia reports 51,952 newlyconfirmed COVID-19 cases Jakarta:

The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 51,952 within one day to 2,832,755, with the death toll adding by 1,092 to 72,489, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

According to the ministry, 27,903 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 2,232,394.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has decided to extend the emergency public activity restrictions, known locally as PPKM Darurat, to July 31 amid the ongoing surge in COVID-19 transmissions, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy said last Friday as reported by state-news agency