PETALING JAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases increased last week by 6.1% to 16,694 from 15,739 the week before, said health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
In his update for the week ending July 2, Noor Hisham said the increase in cases also saw a rise in the number of people admitted to public hospitals and quarantine centres.
The number of hospital admissions rose by 10% per population of 100,000 compared with the preceding week.
Overall bed occupancy for non-critical cases increased by 4%, while utilisation of intensive care unit (ICU) beds rose by 2%.
He said there are 28,956 active cases.
“Recoveries rose by 1.5% from 14,078 to 14,293,” he said in a statement.
“The number of deaths increased by 100% from 13 to 26, bringing the cumulative figure for fatalities to 35,771.”
Noor Hisham also said 4,571,355 Covid-19 cases had been recorded in the country since January 2020.