Covid-19: 919 new cases, one death (updated)

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 919 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Nov 12), bringing the total infections to 43,791, says the Health Ministry.

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Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said one new Covid-19 fatality was reported, bringing the death toll to 303.

There were 996 patients discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 32,069.

Active cases in the country have gone up to 11,419.

Currently, 92 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 35 of them requiring ventilator support.

Speaking at a press conference, Dr Noor Hisham said Sabah was still the state with the most number of Covid-19 cases in the country.

The state recorded 319 new infections, or 34.7% of the country’s total cases.

Negri Sembilan recorded the second highest figure, with 240 new cases (26.1%). Of that total, 236 cases are from existing clusters.

Dr Noor Hisham also said the Klang Valley recorded 224 cases, or 24.4% of the total number of new cases, in which Selangor has 174 cases, Kuala Lumpur has 47 while Putrajaya has one case.

Other states that recorded new Covid-19 cases are Penang (63), Labuan (35), Perak (9), Sarawak (8), Johor (8), Melaka (8), Kedah (3), and Kelantan (2).

No new cases were reported in Perlis, Terengganu and Pahang.

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There are three import cases, involving individuals arriving from Indonesia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, while the rest are local transmissions.

On the new death, Dr Noor Hisham said the case was on a 66-year-old man from Sabah.

Status Terkini COVID-19 Di Malaysia, 12 Nov 2020 Kes sembuh=996 Jumlah kes sembuh=32,069 kes Kes baharu positif=919 (kes import=3, kes tempatan=916) Jumlah positif=43,791 kes Kes kematian=1 Jumlah kes kematian=303 kes Kes dirawat di ICU=92 kes Bantuan Alat Pernafasan=35 kes pic.twitter.com/SMlQPzBOue — KKMalaysia (@KKMPutrajaya) November 12,2020