Deaths from COVID-19 now at 4,348

Graphics courtesy of Ministry of Health.

PUTRAJAYA, June 19 – Deaths from the COVID-19 infection has reached a total of 4,348 with 72 deaths recorded overnight, the Ministry of Health reported today.

In its daily update today on the pandemic situation, a total of 6,918 people recovered from the virus, bringing to total 622,244 recoveries.

New cases amounted to 5,911 bringing to total 691,115 cases in the country so far.

A total of 886 people were still under intensive care with 441 of them in ventilators.

As of June 18, a total of 5,510,720 doses of vaccines have been given including 180,066 doses given on June 18 alone. A total of 3,957,687 people have been vaccinated with 1,553,033 of them already having received their second dose.