Covid-19: Recoveries almost double of new cases on Tuesday (Oct 5), says Health DG


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia recorded 15,615 recoveries from Covid-19 on Tuesday (Oct 5), almost double the number of new infections, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said of the total 8,817 new cases reported, 8,635 cases (97.9%) were in categories one and two, while the remaining 2.1% or 182 cases were in categories three to five.

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