Highest recoveries recorded at 4,525

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded its highest ever Covid-19 recoveries in a day when 4,525 patients were discharged yesterday.

This means 213,814 people or 80.9% have recovered from the coronavirus since the pandemic began, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

At the same time, the country recorded 2,464 new cases, the first time the number dipped below 2,500 since Jan 11.

The number of confirmed cases now stands at 264,269.

There are 49,490 active cases and from the total, 260 are in intensive care units with 111 on ventilator support.

Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor recorded the most number of cases at 1,103 with 867 cases detected from the existing clusters and from screening of close contacts.

Johor recorded 492 cases while Sabah recorded 161 cases.

He said seven people died from the virus, bringing the death toll to 965 or a 0.4% death rate.

Among the dead was a nine-year-old from Sabah who was suffering from medulloblastoma (cancerous brain tumour).

All the others who died also had co-morbidities such as high-blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and kidney disease.

Dr Noor Hisham added that 11 new Covid-19 clusters with nine of them linked to workplaces had been detected.

“Five were detected in Johor, three in Selangor, and one in Kedah.

“One cluster in Sabah is linked to the community while another in Perak is linked to a religious gathering, ” he said.

Altogether, a total of 983 clusters have been reported in the country with 484 still active while 499 had been considered to have ended.

Of the active clusters, 64 had reported new cases with the highest being the Jalan Istimewa Cemerlang cluster with 107 cases, the Jalan Usaha Satu cluster with 69 and the Pasai cluster with 65 cases.