Covid-19: 1,168 new cases and three deaths

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,168 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (Nov 7), with Sabah continuing to record the highest number of cases at 616.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported three fatalities, bringing up the total deaths to 282.

Malaysia also discharged 1,029 patients, which means the total of recoveries is now at 27,409, or at a rate of 69.6%.

Meanwhile, the total number of active cases in the country has gone up to 11,666 cases.

Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases recorded since the outbreak began in January is 39,357.

Currently, 87 people are being treated in intensive care units, with 32 of them requiring ventilator support.

Aside from the Sabah's 616 cases, Selangor recorded 247 cases, followed by Labuan (104 cases), Negri Sembilan (68 cases), Perak (37 cases), Kuala Lumpur (28), Sarawak (25 cases), Penang (18 cases), Kedah (15 cases), Johor (five cases), Terengganu (three cases) and Melaka (two cases).