KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia reported 816 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 5,019,400, according to the health ministry.
There is one new imported case, with 815 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed.
Another six deaths have been reported, pushing the death toll to 36,814.
The ministry reported 940 new recoveries, bringing the total number of cured and discharged to 4,967,175.
There are 15,411 active cases, with 41 being held in intensive care and 24 of those in need of assisted breathing.
The country reported 1,847 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 1.9 percent have received the second booster. ■
