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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 1,647 new cases of Covid-19, with nine fatalities today said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said there were 2,104 recovery cases, taking the cumulative recoveries in the country to 300,620.
“From the total new cases today, 1,642 cases were local transmissions involving 1,102 locals and 540 foreigners while five more cases were imported,” he said in a statement on the development of Covid-19.
Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor was still reporting the highest number of daily infections with 712 cases followed by Johor (170 cases) and Penang (169 cases).
Meanwhile, 147 cases are being treated at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with 61 patients requiring respiratory assistance.