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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia confirmed 354 new Covid-19 infections on Friday (October 9), continuing a downward trend in cases for the third day in a row.
In a press conference broadcast live from home quarantine, Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said 274 of the cases were detected in Sabah, while the second highest state is Selangor with 24 cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said the continued increase in positive cases from Sabah is due to the active health screening of the Ministry of Health in seven districts of the state.
Kedah and Sarawak registered 10 new cases each.
Dr. Noor Hisham said that the significant drop in Kedah cases is due to the success of the Health Ministry in controlling the Tembok group in Alor Setar prison.
There are two import cases, from India and Oman, while the rest are local broadcasts.
Malaysia also discharged 188 patients, which means that the total recoveries is 10,707 or a rate of 72.7%.
The total number of active cases in the country has increased to 3,863 cases.
Altogether, the total number of cases in the country since the outbreak began in January is 14,722.
Currently, 68 people are being treated in intensive care units, and 25 of them require respiratory assistance.
Six deaths were reported, meaning the death toll from Covid-19 has risen to 152.
Dr. Noor Hisham said the six deaths occurred in Sabah (two in Tawau, Semporna and Kota Kinabalu), and the deceased were between 54 and 68 years old.
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