Malaysia Records 5,713 New COVID Cases, 5,865 Recoveries Thursday

Malaysia Records 5,713 New COVID Cases, 5,865 Recoveries Thursday

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia still exceeds the 5,000 mark with a total of 5,713 cases recorded on Thursday, bringing the total number of positive cases to 2,492,343.

However, the number of recovered cases showed a slightly higher figure at 5,865, bringing the cumulative number of recoveries to 2,396,244 as of 12 noon.

Health director-general, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement, said that 98.4 per cent of the 5,713 new COVID-19 cases were categories one and two while the rest were categories three, four and five.

“Out of the total daily cases recorded, 289 of them involving foreigners. Meanwhile, 555 cases required treatment at the Intensive Care Unit, with 280 of them requiring respiratory assistance,” he said.

Dr Noor Hisham said the COVID-19 infectivity rate (Rt) nationwide on Thursday is 0.94.

Other detailed information on the current situation of COVID-19 infection and transmission in Malaysia will be uploaded on the COVIDNOW website at https://covidnow.moh.gov.my and the data will be updated at 12 midnight daily.

— NNN-BERNAMA

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