Malaysia reported 84 deaths due to COVID-19 on Tuesday (October 26th), including 20 brought-in-dead (BID) cases.

Malaysia’s daily #COVID19 cases slightly rose to 5,726 yesterday.

The Health Ministry also confirmed 84 Covid-19 deaths, of which 20 were brought-in-dead. pic.twitter.com/k2a7w4XP7D

— Astro Radio News (@AstroRadioNews) October 26, 2021

According to NST, Sarawak remained the state with the highest fatalities with 19 deaths reported including 6 BIDs, followed by Sabah that logged 16 deaths including 10 BIDs and Perak with 12 deaths, 1 BID.

Selangor recorded eight deaths, Terengganu (7), Johor (6), Kelantan (5), Melaka, Pahang, Penang and Kuala Lumpur (1), while no fatalities were recorded in the other states. 

A total of 92 deaths were reported on Monday.

Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases has dropped to 4,782.

It’s the first time that we reported fewer than 5,000 daily infections since late June.

Recoveries continued to outnumber new infections. pic.twitter.com/RwEd8mut08

— Astro Radio News (@AstroRadioNews) October 25, 2021

Data also revealed that 46.5% of the 715 reported deaths in the past 14-days were fully vaccinated, 45.2% were unvaccinated and 8.3% of them were partially vaccinated. 

The number of cases in all states were below the 1,000 mark, however, Selangor remained the state with the most number of daily COVID-19 cases reported at 929, followed by Sarawak (713) and Kelantan (685).

We’re all in this together, guys! Remember to always abide by the SOPs, and avoid going to crowded places, okay?

Stay safe! 

By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat