Covid-19: 1,309 new cases reported, three deaths bring death toll to 357 (updated)

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,309 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday (Nov 29) and Kuala Lumpur recorded the highest number of cases at 493.

Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported three new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 357 or 0.55% of the total. infections.

INTERACTIVE: Latest figures (Malaysia)

There were 1,333 patients who recovered and were discharged, which means that the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 52,647 or a rate of 81.6%.

INTERACTIVE: Latest figures (worldwide)

Active cases in the country now number 11,481.

In total, Malaysia has registered 64,485 cases of Covid-19 since the outbreak began in January.

Currently, 116 people are being treated in intensive care units, of which 42 require respiratory assistance.

Apart from the 493 cases in Kuala Lumpur, 290 cases were recorded in Sabah, followed by Selangor (238), Perak (77), Kedah (52), Penang (46), Johor (37), Labuan (35), Negri Sembilan (32), Kelantan (six) and Terengganu Melaka and Pahang registered one case respectively.