Malaysia Records 865 Covid-19 Cases Today With Sabah Still Recording Highest Number Of Cases

In today’s live press conference by KKM, Health Director-General, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham announced that a whopping 865 new positive Covid-19 cases were recorded. This is a small decrease as compared to the 871 cases recorded yesterday (18 October).

Terkini. 19 Okt. Kes baharu #COVID19 hari ini 865 iaitu 858 kes tempatan dan 7 import.

455 pesakit sembuh dan discaj.

Kes tertinggi di Sabah (643) termasuk 253 kes dalam penjara. Negeri lain antaranya Selangor (107), Labuan (34), PP (26).

2 kluster baharu, 3 lagi kematian.

— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) October 19, 2020

Of the total cases, 858 are local cases while seven cases are imported. Unfortunately, three new deaths have been recorded, and two new clusters were discovered.

A majority of the new cases come from Sabah with 643 new cases and Selangor with 107 new cases. Meanwhile, Labuan records 34 Covid-19 cases.

Status Terkini COVID-19 Di Malaysia,
19 Okt 2020

Kes sembuh=455
Jumlah kes sembuh=13,717 kes
Kes baharu positif=865
(kes import=7, kes tempatan=858)
Jumlah positif=21,363 kes
Kes kematian=3
Jumlah kes kematian=190 kes
Kes dirawat di ICU= 99 kes
Bantuan Alat Pernafasan= 32 kes pic.twitter.com/YGzEzDJfVh

— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) October 19, 2020

Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also advised the public to strictly comply with the government’s SOPs as the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is far more horrendous than the first and second wave.

Stay safe and stay tuned for more updates.

 

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