Malaysia registers 822 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths and 769 recoveries
The number of active cases is 11,497, with patients isolated and given treatment.
The number of active cases is 11,497, with patients isolated and given treatment.
Some 725 Covid-19 patients who have recovered were discharged today, raising the total recoveries to 30,304.
A total of eight deaths were recorded today while six new clusters have also emerged.
839 patients were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 25,654.
CGS-CIMB Research analyst Sharizan Rosely said anecdotal events in October pointed to the potential shutdown of certain departmental stores negatively affected by falling footfall and tenant sales.
Selangor registered a new daily record of 231 cases
This is the highest number of fatalities in a single day since the pandemic struck the nation in January.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has listed 31 health districts and 58 sub-districts across Malaysia as Covid-19 red zones.
The Malaysian Prison Department today said Covid-19 transmissions among prisons are under control, thanks to strategies such as lockdowns and quarantining of inmates and remanded individuals that have helped reduce daily Covid-19 cases.
This brings the country's confirmed Covid-19 infections to 33,339.