Covid-19: Malaysia’s new cases dropped to 16 — the lowest level in two months
The previous low was on March 11 — seven days before the Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced — with 20 new positive cases.
The previous low was on March 11 — seven days before the Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced — with 20 new positive cases.
Subsequently, a total of 28 people linked to this cluster were found and tested, from which the dozen positive cases were found. Nine were found negative, while the remaining seven were still awaiting their test results.
This brought the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 6,535.
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur has the highest number of active Covid-19 cases at 447, followed by Selangor (222), Sarawak (191) and Johor (156).
Public Bank said its fixed deposit rates will also be correspondingly adjusted by 50bps.
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.