On Friday (May 18), Malaysia reported 8,290 new Covid-19 cases, its 4th straight day of infections.
The total number of covid-19 infections in Malaysia since the start of the pandemic reaches 549,514.
Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham, Malaysia’s country’s health chief, posted photographs of exhausted healthcare workers in hospitals that are in the frontline combating the situation.
“These pictures paint a thousand words,” Dr Noor Hisham said.
The number of cases in Selangor state remains the highest, with 2052 cases recorded, followed by Kelantan with 851 new cases reported.
Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia reports 830 new cases, while Sarawak reporting 698 cases and Johor having 698 cases recorded.
2.7 million doses of vaccines have been dispensed by Malaysia so far, with around 5.3 of Malaysia’s population receiving at least 1 dose. Around 100,000 doses of vaccination were administered by Malaysia on Wednesday, the highest number so far.
