COVID-19: Malaysia Records Highest New Daily Figure With 2,188 Cases

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia on Tuesday for the first time recorded the highest daily number of new COVID-19 infections with 2,188 cases. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor still recorded the highest figure with 1,623 cases, most of which involved the Teratai Cluster, namely, 1,511 cases. ‘’This brings the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Malaysia to 58,847 cases. Meanwhile, the total number of active cases with COVID-19 infectivity is 14,353 cases,’’ he said in a statement here, Tuesday. Dr Noor Hisham the number of recoveries from COVID-19 stood at 1,673, making the cumulative full recoveries at 44,153 cases or 75 per cent of the overall cases. He also reported four new deaths making the overall number of had died from COVID-19 at 341 cases currently. Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said, currently, 112 positive cases were being treated at the intensive care units (ICU) with 49 patients requiring respiratory aid. -- BERNAMA