Malaysia Records 691 New COVID-19 Cases And The Death Of A 1-Year-Old Baby
The baby boy passed away at 4.25pm on Monday after battling for survival in the hospital for five days.
By Yap Wan Xiang — 06 Oct 2020, 06:15 PM
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has announced that Malaysia recorded 691 new COVID-19 cases today, 6 October
In a live broadcast filmed from his house, he said out of the new cases, 688 are local transmissions, while three cases are imported cases.
This is the sixth day in a row that the country recorded three-digit figures back to back — and is the highest by far since COVID-19 broke out in Malaysia.
Within the past 24 hours, the country also reported four deaths, putting the total death count at 141.
One of the deaths include a one-year-old Malaysian, whose condition worsened after being admitted to the hospital on 1 October and requiring ventilator assistance.
The baby boy — Case 12,432 — passed away at 4.25pm on Monday.
Today's sharp spike has brought the total cumulative cases to 13,504
According to a statement by the Ministry of Health (MOH), there are 2,936 active cases — or 21.74% of the total confirmed cases.
Among them, 31 COVID-19 patients are currently in Intensive Care Units (ICU), and eight need ventilator assistance.
See the breakdown of new COVID-19 cases below:
