News by Syafiqah Salim

Meanwhile, 455 patients recovered from the deadly virus today.

Some 245 Covid-19 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours. The total number of recoveries is now at 12,259.

The stock saw some 235.77 million shares traded.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 131 of the cases were reported in Selangor and the remaining one in Melaka. These cases involved 107 foreigners and 25 Malaysians.

At 589, with three deaths in the worst-hit state of Sabah

...as the country grapples with the third wave of Covid-19 infections amid mounting concern whether the country has sufficient treatment capacity. 

Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah: Those who returned from the State between Sept 20 and 26 but did not show any symptoms are also encouraged to undergo screening

MoH director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the new cluster is called Kencana

There are 68 new confirmed cases in Selangor, seven in Kuala Lumpur and one case in Putrajaya. Penang reported 17 new confirmed cases as of noon today, Johor (3), Perak (3), Sarawak (3), Melaka (2) and Negeri Sembilan (1).

The new daily cases, which again surpassed the daily recoveries — 18 today — raised the number of active cases, which carry transmission risks, to 3,703 from 3,351 yesterday.