Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases rise to 17,134; average hospital occupancy rate reaches 70%

The new wave of infection is gaining strength in Malaysia. The daily new infection figure has stayed above 10,000 for four consecutive days.
The country’s daily number of new Covid-19 cases climbed further to 17,134 on Wednesday (Feb 9) — the highest level since Sept 17 last year when there were 17,577 cases. It is almost 23% from 13,944 the day before.
Of the 17,134 daily cases reported on Wednesday, 86 cases (0.5%) are in Categories 3, 4, and 5; while 17,048 more cases (99.5%) consist of Categories 1 and 2, according to Health director Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statemen