News by syafiqah Salim

Meanwhile, 83 patients were discharged today, bringing total recoveries in the country to 4,567.

There were 421 active cases in the capital city, the highest in Malaysia compared with Selangor (231), Sarawak (205) and Johor (183).

MOH also announced 71 recoveries today, bringing the total so far to 4,484, representing 70.6% of overall cases.

Of the 105 new infections, 63 cases are in Selangor, 14 are in Kuala Lumpur and one is in Johor.

Of the 57 new cases, 25 were imported cases, while the remainder 32 were local transmissions, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement.

Published by The Centre, the survey titled “MCO and Mental Well-being: Home Sweet Home?” involves 1,084 respondents across the nation and aims to understand how living conditions during the MCO has impacted their mental well-being.

The last time the number of daily infections exceeded the number of cured cases was on April 21, with 57 new infections against 54 cured cases.

The updated ruling was published under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 which take effect from April 29 to May 12, and signed off by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

Notably, the country is continuing its trend of double digits in daily infections for 12th consecutive days.

Active cases in the country continued to fall, this time to 1,764 — the lowest since March 27, with the patients isolated and given treatment.