KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia reported 1,649 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 5,003,557, according to the Health Ministry.
There are three new imported cases, with 1,646 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed.
Another 16 deaths have been reported, pushing the death toll to 36,732.
The ministry reported 1,675 new recoveries, bringing the total number of cured and discharged to 4,945,067.
There are 21,758 active cases, with 101 being held in intensive care and 64 of those in need of assisted breathing.
The country reported 2,285 vaccine doses administered on Tuesday alone, and 86.1 percent of the population have received at least one dose, 84.3 percent are fully vaccinated and 49.8 percent have received the first booster and 1.8 percent have received the second booster. ■
