Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia recorded a fresh high of 207 single-day death toll from COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total deaths to 8,201, according to the Health Ministry.
Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press statement that another 14,516 new COVID-19 infections were reported, of which three are imported and 14,513 are local transmissions, bringing the national total to 1,027,954.
A total of 9,372 more patients have been released after recovery, bringing the total cured and discharged to 853,913, or 83.1 percent of all cases.
Of the remaining 165,840 active cases, 1,009 cases are being held in intensive care units and 524 of those are in need of assisted breathing.
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