Month: August 2021

Malaysia’s daily tally of COVID-19 cases remained above the 20,000-mark as 22,642 new cases were reported over the past 24 hours,

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

In the latest data shared on Facebook and Twitter, Dr Noor Hisham said the number brings the cumulative total of COVID-19 infections in the country to 1,616,244.

He said Selangor still recorded the highest daily new cases at  6,325, followed by Sabah (3,224), Kedah (2,279), Johor (1,832), Sarawak (1,667), Penang (1,427),

Kelantan (1,424), Perak (1,390) and Kuala Lumpur (1,128).

Other states recorded below 1,000 cases, namely Terengganu with 744 cases, Pahang (522), Melaka 342, Negeri Sembilan (269), Perlis  (44), Putrajaya (21) and

Labuan (four).

Malaysia’s daily COVID-19 tally climbed back above the 20,000-mark after recording 20,837 cases yesterday from only 17,672 cases on Monday.

Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said in a statement that of the 22,642 new cases today, 478 cases of 2.1 per cent were in categories three, four and five, while the

other 22,164 cases were in categories one and two.

He said 18,143 infections or 80.1 per cent of the new cases involved unvaccinated individuals or those not yet fully vaccinated.

COVID-19 is a five-category disease, with category five being the most severe.

On recoveries, he said 20,798 cases were reported today, bringing the cumulative figure for those who had recovered to 1,337,134 and active cases to 264,292.

Dr Noor Hisham said 1,003 patients were being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU), with 490 of them requiring ventilators.

He also said 265 deaths were reported, involving 219 Malaysians and 46 foreigners, with 69 being brought-in-dead (BID) cases.

On new clusters, he said 42 were detected, with 23 at the workplace, 13 in the community, five linked to high-risk groups and one at a detention centre.

Based on the latest data, the COVID-19 infectivity rate or R-Naught (Rt) in Malaysia yesterday was 1.02, with Perlis registering the highest Rt value of 1.28, followed

by Sarawak (1.22) and Sabah (1.21).

All states recorded an Rt value exceeding 1.0 except Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Labuan and Negeri Sembilan.

 

Reference website：BERNAMA.com

Total number of cases now at 1,883,088 after 13,573 new cases were confirmed.

Deaths now at 32,492 (+228)

Recoveries now at 1,725,218 (+15,820)

The 25.5% positivity rate is the second-highest rate since the pandemic started.

Reference website：PH Coronavirus Updates

Vietnam recorded 12,096 new COVID-19 cases, including 12,093 domestic and three imported, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 25, the Ministry of Health announced.

Vietnam recorded 12,096 new COVID-19 cases, including 12,093 domestic and three imported, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 25, the Ministry of Health announced.

Ho Chi Minh City, which is the current largest pandemic of the country, logged the highest number of cases with 5,294 infections. It was followed by Binh Duong, with 4,129 infections.

The remainders were detected in Dong Nai (618), Long An (460), Tien Giang (319), Da Nang (162), Khanh Hoa (150), Tay Ninh (119), Binh Thuan (106), Hanoi (96), Nghe An (95), Dong Thap (93), Can Tho (90), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (75), and An Giang (50), among other localities.

Vietnam has so far logged 381,363 infections, ranking 66th out of 222 countries and territories in the world. In terms of infection rate, Vietnam is placed 168th with an average of 3,879 cases per 1 million people.

Since the fourth pandemic wave hit the country on April 27, Vietnam has counted 377,245 cases. Of which, 167,147 recovered.

Also on August 25, 7,646 patients were given the all-clear from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 169,921.

Among those under treatment, 749 are being cared for in ICUs and 27 are treated with ECMO.

There were 335 deaths recorded on the same day, including 266 in Ho Chi Minh City, 31 in Binh Duong, 16 in Long An, 13 in Dong Nai, 3 in Da Nang, and one each in Hanoi, Ben Tre, Binh Phuoc, Khanh Hoa, Thua Thien – Hue, Tien Giang.

As of August 25, the country's death toll has reached 9,349.

A total of 18,095,473 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far, with 16,056,222 people receiving the first shots and 2,039,251 getting full two jabs.

Refer to the website：Vietnam+