PUTRAJAYA，Jan 8: The health ministry reported 2,643 Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 2,708 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 105,431.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 131,108.
There are 25,140 active cases with 170 patients being treated in intensive care and 82 requiring respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the 16 deaths brings the number of fatalities to 537.
