Covid-19: 1,123 new cases, death toll now at 380 with four new fatalities

PETALING JAYA: There were 1,123 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Dec 5), bringing the total cumulative cases to 71,359.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said four deaths were also recorded over 24 hours up to noon Saturday, taking the death toll to 380.

Malaysia also discharged 1,143 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 60,204 or a rate of 84.4%.

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The total number of active cases in the country is now 10,775 cases.

Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 71,359 cases.

Currently, 130 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 54 of them requiring ventilator support.

Aside from the the 391 cases in Sabah, Kuala Lumpur recorded 265 cases followed by Selangor(221), Johor(66), Penang (44), Perak(39), Kelantan(35), Kedah(30), Labuan(10), Negri Sembilan(10), Melaka (five), Putrajaya(four), Pahang(two) and Sarawak (one).

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