COVID-19: Malaysia records highest number of recoveries, eight more deaths - Health DGBERNAMA
16/02/2021
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 -- Malaysia recorded the highest number of recoveries over the last 24 hours at 5,718 cases, which saw the total number of COVID-19 cases with active infectivity declining to 44,129 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Dr Noor Hisham said the country recorded 2,720 new cases today, all involving local transmissions.
He said Selangor topped the daily cases at 1,300 (47.8 per cent), followed by Johor at 451 (16.6 per cent) and Kuala Lumpur at 318 (11.7 per cent).
"The total number of new cases is now at 269,165, while recovered cases at 224,053. In addition, eight deaths were reported bringing the cumulative number of fatalities to 983,” he said at the press conference on the development of COVID-19 here today.
Dr Noor Hisham said 253 cases required treatment in the intensive care units with 118 placed on respiratory support.
16/02/2021
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 -- Malaysia recorded the highest number of recoveries over the last 24 hours at 5,718 cases, which saw the total number of COVID-19 cases with active infectivity declining to 44,129 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Dr Noor Hisham said the country recorded 2,720 new cases today, all involving local transmissions.
He said Selangor topped the daily cases at 1,300 (47.8 per cent), followed by Johor at 451 (16.6 per cent) and Kuala Lumpur at 318 (11.7 per cent).
"The total number of new cases is now at 269,165, while recovered cases at 224,053. In addition, eight deaths were reported bringing the cumulative number of fatalities to 983,” he said at the press conference on the development of COVID-19 here today.
Dr Noor Hisham said 253 cases required treatment in the intensive care units with 118 placed on respiratory support.
