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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia confirmed 71 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Sept. 24), as Sabah continues to lead the number of cases with 63.
In a statement Thursday, Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said 47 of the new cases in the state were related to the Bangau-bangau group in Semporna, while the Laut group in Kunak recorded 10 infections.
Benteng Lahad Datu’s group, the largest and most active in the country, has reported a new case.
The ministry reported that no new clusters emerged on Thursday.
Kedah recorded four more cases, while Selangor saw three new cases in the state.
Dr Noor Hisham said that only two cases are imported from abroad, while the rest are local broadcasts.
The two cases are from Singapore and Indonesia, with the latter involving an undocumented migrant in Selangor.
In the same 24-hour span, Malaysia also discharged 64 patients, meaning that total recoveries are 9,666 or a rate of 91.4%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 777 cases.
Altogether, the country’s total cases since the outbreak began in January is 10,576.
Currently, six people are being treated in intensive care units, and two of them require respiratory assistance.
No fatalities were reported, which means that the number of deaths from Covid-19 in the country remains at 133 or at a rate of 1.26%.
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