11 New Covid 19 Cases Recovery Rate Crosses 90 Percent Mark

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CORONAVIRUS | Malaysia recorded 11 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until noon today, according to Health Ministry data
This brought the cumulative cases to 8,505. No new death was reported today, which kept the death toll at 121 people or 1.42 percent of total cases
The country also recorded the highest single-day recoveries since the start of the pandemic with 333 Covid-19 patients discharged from hospitals
This, for the first time, pushed the recovery rate past 90 percent to 90.9 percent or 7,733 recoveries out of the total cases
This meant that 651 patients are still under treatment of which four are in the intensive care unit
The data was shared by Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on Twitter
There is no Health Ministry press conference today as its daily briefing on Covid-19 was scaled back to thrice-weekly - on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Noor Hisham, in a press statement later said the 11 new cases today comprised of one imported infection and 10 local transmissions
The 10 local transmissions involve four Malaysians and six non-citizens
For the six non-citizen cases, he said one was discovered as part of a screening process to return to work
The remaining were all from existing clusters, namely three from the Pedas cluster, one from the cleaning companies cluster, and the last from a construction site in Kuala Lumpur
As for the local transmissions involving the four Malaysians, three were from Sarawak. They were family members of Patient 8,453
The fourth case was discovered at Sungai Buloh Hospital as part of a mandatory screening process for anyone about to undergo surgery
On a separate matter, Noor Hisham said yesterday was the 10th Asean Dengue day and he reminded Malaysians of the need to combat the disease as it was on an uptrend
In line with the slogan for this year, he urged Malaysians to spend 10 minutes of their time to clear places where Aedes mosquitos can breed
He reiterated for Malaysians to avoid crowded places, confined spaces, and close conversations which he referred to as the "3Cs", as a precaution against Covid-19
Noor Hisham also reminded Malaysians to wash their hands with soap, wear a face mask in public, and heed warnings from the Health Ministry, referred to as the "3Ws"

 - Mkini

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