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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 62 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (September 16), with only one imported case, while the rest are locally transmitted infections, the Health Ministry says.
This brings the total number of accumulated cases in the country to 10,031, with 668 active cases, said Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said that of the total number of local cases, 41 were Malaysians and 20 were foreign, while the only imported case was a Malaysian.
He said 59 cases were from Sabah, comprising 48 from the Benteng group in Lahad Datu involving 20 foreigners.
Of the 13 remaining cases from Sabah, one of each was detected in the Pulau and Sandakan prison groups.
It added that other cases were detected after health examinations of health workers at Lahad Datu Hospital (four cases), international entry points from Peninsular Malaysia (three) and Lahad Datu Health Clinic (two).
He said that only one case was detected in the Sungai group in Kedah and another case in Penang that is a member of the family of cases 9,397 and 9,459.
He also said that no new deaths were reported and that the death toll remained at 128 cases or 1.28% of the total number of cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said there were 15 Covid-19 patients treated in intensive care units, with three ventilators.
He added that 26 patients had fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 9,235, or 92.1% so far.
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