Covid-19: 869 new cases, six fatalities bring death toll to 300

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 869 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Nov 10), says the Health Ministry.

The country also reported six new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 300.

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At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sabah continues to be the state with the highest number of new cases with 397 or 45.7% of the national total.

The Klang Valley states recorded 258 cases or 29.7% of Tuesday’s total, in which Selangor has 235 cases and Kuala Lumpur has 19 while Putrajaya has three.

Other states that recorded new Covid-19 cases are Negri Sembilan (141 cases), Penang (27), Perak (12), Kelantan (nine), Labuan (eight), Johor (eight), Kedah (three) and Sarawak (six).

Pahang, Melaka, Terengganu and Perlis reported zero cases.

There is one import case, involving a non-Malaysian arriving in the country from Nepal.

On the six new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said all the cases were in Sabah involving five Malaysians and one foreigner, aged between 47 and 84.

There are 725 patients who were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 30,304.

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Active cases in the country now stand at 11,446.

In total, Malaysia has recorded 42,050 Covid-19 cases.

There was one import cases while the rest are local transmissions.

Currently, 82 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 27 of them requiring ventilator support.

Status Terkini COVID-19 Di Malaysia,

10 Nov 2020

Kes sembuh=725

Jumlah kes sembuh=30,304 kes

Kes baharu positif=869

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