Malaysia's COVID-19 infections surpass 1,000, with 130 new cases today

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia has reached 1,030, as the country records a 130 jump in new cases as at noon today, according to the Ministry of Health.

Of the new cases reported, 48 involved participants of the religious gathering at Masjid Jamek Seri Petaling, said Ministry of Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement today.

Selangor remains the state with the highest recorded cases, at 263, followed by Kuala Lumpur (139), Sabah (119) and Johor (114), he said.

To date, 26 of the confirmed cases are in intensive care, where they are on ventilatory support. Meanwhile, 12 more patients have made a full recovery and will be discharged today, Dr Noor Hisham said, pushing the recovery tally to 87.

He also repeated his call for the public to abide by the government's Movement Control Order or partial lockdown, while advising those who stay home to do some exercises.

Meanwhile, the ministry advised those who are feeling unwell to contact the ministry's virtual health advisory and follow its daily webinar sessions that start at 9am at http://www.doctoroncall.com.my/coronavirus.

Alternatively, the public can reach out to MoH's Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) via (03) 8881 0200, (03) 8881 0600, (03) 8881 0700 from 8am to 5pm, or email [email protected].

For more information, check out MoH’s CPRC Telegram channel at https://t.me/cprckkm.cases today.

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