Malaysia records more recoveries than new COVID-19 cases in the last 7 days

At today’s Ministry of Health update, there are 84 new COVID-19 cases recorded which brings the total number of cases to 5,389. Meanwhile, 95 cases have recovered and discharged. At the moment, 3,197 cases have discharged which is equivalent to 59.32%.

Unfortunately, there’s 1 new death which brings the total fatalities to 89. 2,103 patients are still receiving treatment with 46 in ICU. Similar to yesterday, 26 cases are currently on respiratory support.

For 7 days in a row, Malaysia has been reporting more recoveries than new cases daily which is an encouraging sign. In the last 3 days, Malaysia has recorded less than 100 cases per day. The latest numbers is an indication that the current movement control order is working.

In the last 24 hours, 8 states have not recorded any new cases. This includes Perlis, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu, Kelantan and Labuan. Melaka recorded the highest number of new cases at 37.

According to Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, a new cluster has been detected among returning Malaysians from Indonesia via KLIA on 16th April 2020. These clusters include 43 students from Temboro. 34 of them are currently quarantined in Melaka while the remaining 9 are being quarantined in Kuala Lumpur.

The DG also added that medical experts from China are not here to assist with the treatment of COVID-19 patients. They are in Malaysia to share their experiences in dealing with the outbreak.

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