KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia reported 2,027 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, bringing the national total to 122,845.
Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press statement that 16 of the new cases are imported and 2,011 are local transmissions.
Eight more deaths have been reported, pushing the death toll to 509.
Another 1,221 patients have been released after recovery, bringing the total cured and discharged to 99,449, or 81 percent of all cases.
Of the remaining 22,887 active cases, 123 are being held in intensive care units and 52 of those are in need of assisted breathing. Enditem
