Malaysia's New COVID-19 Cases Continue To Drop To 8,075

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (Bernama) -- The number of COVID-19 new cases recorded in Malaysia on Monday continue to decline to 8,075 from 9,066 Sunday, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a social media post, he said this brings the cumulative figure for infections to 2,285,640. Sarawak state again recorded the highest daily cases with 1,189, followed by Kelantan (1,020); Penang (853); Johor (781); Selangor (686); Sabah (677); Terengganu (636) and Kedah (628). Perak recorded 548 cases, Pahang (522); Melaka (219); Kuala Lumpur (151); Negeri Sembilan (108); Perlis (36); Putrajaya (19) and Labuan (two). Meanwhile, COVID-19 bed usages as of 5 pm Sunday was 56 per cent for beds in the intensive care unit (ICU) and 54 per cent for non-ICU beds. -- BERNAMA