Covid-19: 561 new cases reported Sunday (Oct 11), two fatalities bring death toll to 157, says Health DG

A screenshot of Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah's Facebook Live press conference Sunday (Oct 11).

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 561 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Oct 11), with two new deaths reported, bringing the death toll to 157.

In a press conference on Facebook Live, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sabah recorded 488 cases, making it the most number of infections from the total number of cases recorded Sunday.

This is followed by Selangor (25 cases), Kedah (16 cases) and Kuala Lumpur (15 cases).

Of the 561 cases, 8 were imported cases with three from Indonesia, China (two), Cambodia (one) and Saudi Arabia (one).

The country's total number of infections is now at 15,657 with 4,587 active cases.

Dr Noor Hisham also said there were five new clusters reported.

There were 133 recoveries Sunday, bringing the cumulative number of recovered cases to 10,913.

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