Rise in new Covid-19 cases but drop in deaths last week

The number new Covid-19 infections in the country for the 25th epidemiology week (ME 25) from June 19 to 25 saw a 10.9% increase to 15,739 cases compared to 14,195 cases the week before.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah however said that the number of deaths showed a 38.1% drop, with 13 cases compared to 21 in the previous week.

“The number of recoveries in ME 25 also showed a rise of 33.8%, from 10,524 to 14,078 cases,” he said in a statement today.

The admission of Covid-19 patients into health facilities such as public hospitals and Covid-19 quarantine and treatment centres (PKRCs) per 100,000 population increased by 11% for ME 25 compared to the earlier week.

The number of Covid-19 patient admissions to public hospitals per 100,000 population meanwhile increased by 28%.

“Category One and Two patient admissions increased 14% while Category Three, Four and Five admissions increased 45%,” Noor Hisham said.

He said active cases being monitored by the virtual Covid-19 Assessment Centre increased 27.1% at the end of ME 25 from 27,247 cases to 34,639 cases.

However, the average infectivity rate (Rt value) showed a 1.9% drop compared to the previous week, with eight active Covid-19 clusters in the country.