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PUTRAJAYA: The number of Covid-19 cases remained above 500 on Monday (October 12), with 563 new infections in the last 24 hours, says the Ministry of Health.
Tan Sri Health Director Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that of the 563 new cases, 291 are reported in Sabah, followed by Penang with 141 cases and Selangor with 69 cases.
The jump in Penang’s figures is due to the pretrial detention group, with 141 cases attributed to the group.
Malaysia also discharged 109 patients, meaning that the total number of recoveries is 11,022 or a rate of 67.9%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now risen to 5,039 cases, reaching the 5,000 mark for the first time.
Altogether, the country’s total cases since the outbreak began in January is 16,220.
Currently, 98 people are being treated in intensive care units, and 29 of them require respiratory assistance.
Two deaths were reported, meaning that the death toll from Covid-19 in the country is now 159.
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