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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,032 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (November 4), marking the second day in a row that cases have returned to four digits.
The country also reported eight new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 271.
Seven of the deaths are in Sabah, while one was reported in Perak.
There are 820 patients who were discharged, which means that the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 24,815.
Active cases in the country have risen to 10,339.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 35,425 Covid-19 cases since January.
Currently, 82 people are being treated in intensive care units, and 27 of them require respiratory assistance.
Three of today’s new cases were imported, involving non-citizens who arrived from Singapore, India and the Philippines, respectively.
At a press conference, Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Sabah recorded 646 cases or 62.6% of new cases on Wednesday, while Klang Valley states have 244 or 23.6% of the total.
Selangor reported 231 cases, Kuala Lumpur has nine, while Putrajaya has four.
Along with the Labuan Federal Territory, Dr. Noor Hisham said 89% (918 cases) of the country’s total cases were attributed to these five states and territories.
“These states are still under the conditional motion control order,” said Dr. Noor Hisham.
Other states that registered new cases are Negri Sembilan (44 cases), Kedah (25), Penang (23), Sarawak (nine), Perak (six), Terengganu (three), Kelantan (two) and Johor (one).
Pahang, Melaka and Perlis reported zero new cases.
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