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KUALA LUMPUR (March 28): At least one New York hospital has begun putting two patients on a single ventilator machine, an experimental crisis-mode protocol some doctors worry is too risky but others deemed necessary as the COVID-19 outbreak strains medical resources, Reuters reported on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Ministry of Health's director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is confident that most COVID-19 infected patients in the country will recover, given the mortality rate of the disease in Malaysia is considered low at 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said another 235 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, bringing it to a total of 2,031 cases as of noon Thursday (March 26), the Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The Ministry of Health announced that four more people have died from COVID-19 as of this afternoon, while the country registered 172 new cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia rose 106 as of noon today to a total 1,624, according to the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): The Ministry of Health (MoH) today announced that four more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the total death toll to 14, while a record 212 new cases were confirmed today, bringing the total number of positive cases to 1,518.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): Petaling Jaya and Lembah Pantai have the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in the Klang Valley, accounting for 6.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The Ministry of Health (MoH) today announced 110 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 900.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): The total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia now stands at 50, said Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): The COVID-19 death toll in Mainland China rose to 2,663 as of yesterday (Feb 24) after 71 new fatalities were reported, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Malaysia said today, citing China's National Health Commission updates.