COVID-19: Malaysia Records 17 Cases Overnight, Second Lowest Since MCO Started - Health DG

PUTRAJAYA, May 16 (Bernama) -- A total of 17 new COVID-19 cases were reported Saturday, the second-lowest figure recorded since the Movement Control Order (MCO) came into force on March 18.  Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said six of them were imported cases while 11 more were local transmissions involving non-Malaysians.  “This brings the total of COVID-19 positive cases in the country to 6,872 while the number of infectivity cases is 1,247,” he said at the daily media conference on COVID-19 here Saturday. Dr Noor Hisham said 73 recoveries were also reported today, bringing the total number of those who have fully recovered and discharged to 5,512 cases. He said 13 COVID-19 patients were being treated in the intensive care unit, five of whom require ventilators.  -- BERNAMA