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Home Covid-19 Health Current Updates on COVID-19 in Malaysia [21 July 2020]

Current Updates on COVID-19 in Malaysia [21 July 2020]


The Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to inform that seven (7) cases have fully recovered and discharged. Cumulatively, 8,562 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been discharged well (97.1% of total cumulative cases).

A total of 15 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) MOH today. Cumulatively there are now 8,815 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia. Therefore, there are currently 130 active and infective COVID-19 cases. They have all been isolated and given treatment. Of the 15 additional cases reported today, four (4) are imported case who were infected overseas, involving three (3) Malaysians and one (1) non-Malaysian (allowed to enter Malaysia for work). 

Of the 11 local transmission cases, 10 cases are among Malaysians and one (1) case is a non-Malaysian, from screening of new detainees at the Semuja Immigration Detention Centre, Sarawak.

Currently, four (4) confirmed COVID-19 cases are receiving treatment in intensive care units (ICUs), and one (1) patient is on ventilation support.

No additional COVID-19 death was reported to the National CPRC MOH today. Cumulatively, there are now 123 COVID-19 deaths in Malaysia (1.40% of total cumulative cases).