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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 865 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Oct 19), making it the third consecutive day of cases to break the 800 mark.
At a press conference here on Monday, Health Director General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were three new deaths, bringing the death toll to 190.
Most of the new cases continue to come from Sabah, with 643 new infections reported in the state alone.
After Sabah, Selangor recorded 107 cases, followed by Labuan with 34 cases and Penang (26).
They are followed by Perak (18), Melaka (16), Kuala Lumpur (six), Negri Sembilan (four), Kedah (three), Putrajaya (three), Johor (two), Pahang (one) and Terengganu (one).
Sarawak, Kelantan and Perlis have no new cases.
There are seven import cases, while the rest are local broadcasts.
Malaysia also discharged 455 patients, which means that the total of recoveries is 13,717.
The total number of active cases in the country has increased to 7,436 cases.
Altogether, Malaysia has 21,363 cases.
Currently, 99 people are being treated in intensive care units, and 32 of them require respiratory assistance.
The three new deaths are in Sabah, involving an 85-year-old man at Tawau Hospital, a 52-year-old man at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu and a 70-year-old woman at Duchess of Kent Hospital in Sandakan. .
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