There were 2,342 new Covid-19 infections reported in Malaysia on Monday (Jan 17), says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says this brings the cumulative total number of infections in the country to 2,810,669 cases since the pandemic began.
He added that a more detailed breakdown of Monday's daily infections would be uploaded to the Health Ministry's CovidNow portal at midnight.
The Health Ministry reported 3,010 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Jan 16).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,808,347.
The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.
The Health Ministry reported 3,074 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Jan 15).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,805,337.
The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.
The Health Ministry detected nearly 500 new Delta variant Covid-19 cases within the space of five days, from Monday to today.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said all 486 of the cases detected were from Delta variant, with no Omicron variant cases reported.
"A total of 6,246 VOC and 20 Variant of Interest (VOI) have been detected in the country. Out of the VOC cases, 5,726 are from Delta, 253 Omicron, 233 Beta, and 14 Alpha," he said in a statement today.
For VOI cases, he said 13 were from Theta variant, four Kappa, and three Eta.
A total of 3,346 new Covid-19 cases were detected in Malaysia on Friday (Jan 14), says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the cumulative total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 2,802,263 cases since the pandemic began.
He also said a more detailed breakdown of the daily infections would be uploaded to the Health Ministry's CovidNow website at midnight.
The government has set a ceiling price for private sales of Covid-19 vaccines from Sinovac and Sinopharm.
The wholesale ceiling price of the vaccine from Sinovac is RM62 and RM77 for customers, while the wholesale ceiling price for the Sinopharm vaccine is RM48 and RM61 for customers.
In a joint statement on Thursday (Jan 13), Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the ceiling price would come into effect on Jan 15 under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 and enforced by the Health Ministry’s Pharmaceutical Enforcement Division.
A total of 3,684 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Thursday (Jan 13), says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
In a tweet, the Health director-general said this took the cumulative total to 2,798,917.
The Health Ministry reported 3,198 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Jan 12).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,795,233.
The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.
Bukit Aman has detected only one case of selling fake vaccine certificates so far in Terengganu, says Comm Datuk Kamarudin Md Din.
The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said a 51-year-old medical practitioner was arrested in that case, where he sold vaccine certificates without administering the vaccine.
"The suspect has been remanded until Wednesday (Jan 12) to assist the investigation.
"So far there is only one case but we are gathering actionable intelligence and monitoring the situation closely to detect if there are individuals or groups selling fake vaccine certificates," he said in a statement on Tuesday (Jan 11).
The Health Ministry reported 3,175 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Jan 11).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,792,035.
The number of new cases according to states will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.
The Health Ministry reported 2,641 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Jan 10).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,788,860.
The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.
The Health Ministry reported 3,251 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Jan 8).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,783,331.
The number of new cases according to state will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.
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