The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has dropped to 4,239, the lowest number in three weeks

[ASEAN NOW Content Team]

 

Malaysia had the lowest number of new Covid-19 infections since November 7, with 4,239 new infections.

Since the epidemic began last year, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the director-general of health, has reported a total of 2,623,816 confirmed Covid-19 cases.

On November 7, Malaysia had a total of 4,343 cases.

Based on statistics from the Health Ministry's CovidNow portal, the nationwide positive case trend for the previous seven days indicated a 7% reduction.

Dr. Noor Hisham indicated in his daily briefing that there were 511 people in need of intensive care, with 418 confirmed Covid-19 cases and the remaining 93 under investigation.

 

"A total of 261 of the 511 require breathing assistance," he said.

At 5,007 people, the number of people recovered has likewise surpassed today's level.

Dr. Noor Hisham added that of the total instances reported, 73, or 1.7%, were patients in Categories 3, 4, and 5.

A total of 4,065 Malaysians were infected today, with 162 non-local cases and 12 more imported cases.

Aside from that, three new clusters were registered today, bringing the total number of active clusters to 228.

 

Dr. Noor Hisham further stated that the nationwide Covid-19 infectivity rate — also known as R-naught, R0, or Rt — was 0.96, with Labuan having the highest infectivity rate at 1.19, followed by Kedah at 1.05, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya at 1.02, Selangor and Perak at 1.01.

 

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Edited November 29, 2021 by ASEAN NOW Content Team