COVID-19: Recoveries Outnumber New Cases In Malaysia- Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- Recoveries in COVID-19 Monday far outstripped the daily positive cases with 2,112 patients having recovered compared to 1,212 new cases, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this brings the cumulative figure for recoveries to 54,759 cases, or 83.4 per cent of the total positive cases. Of the new cases, 1,203 cases were local transmissions while nine were imported cases. "Selangor reported the highest daily figure (for new cases) at 402 cases (33.2 per cent), with 308 cases (76.6 per cent) from clusters and screenings of close contacts of COVID-19 patients which were actively conducted in the field. "This is followed by Sabah with 326 cases (26.9 per cent) and Negeri Sembilan with 141 cases (11.6 per cent)," he told a news conference on COVID-19 in Putrajaya Monday. -- BERNAMA