Malaysia Sees First Drop To Double-Digit COVID-19 Cases In A Day Since 14 March

85 new COVID-19 cases were recorded today, 15 April

The latest numbers bring the cumulative total to 5,072, of which currently 2,342 are active.

Today's numbers mark the first drastic drop in daily COVID-19 cases since 14 March when Malaysia recorded 41 cases. For a month now, daily new cases were being recorded in three digits.

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In terms of recovery, 52.2% of the total cases have been discharged

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced that the Ministry of Health (MOH) today discharged 169 patients, bringing the total recovered cases to 2,647.

There was one new death reported today, bringing the toll to 83

Terkini #COVID19 15 April 2020.Hanya satu kematian dilapor dalam tempoh 24 jam sehingga 12pm. pic.twitter.com/oU0ElXOiyj

— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) April 15, 2020

Meanwhile, MOH tweeted to say that it agrees with the government's decision to extend the Movement Control Order (MCO) as its effective implementation has helped in the recovery of the cases:

Tanda-tanda awal pemulihan hasil keberkesanan pelaksanaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKD) yang telah berkuatkuasa 18 Mac.Justeru, KKM menyokong penuh PKP Fasa Ke-3 bermula hari ini hingga 28 April.Terima kasih kerana mematuhi PKP. #StayHome #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/ZFq8lHgaIw

— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) April 15, 2020

MOH also agrees with stronger action against those who defy the MCO

KKM menyambut baik keputusan MKN agar tindakan lebih tegas diambil atas ketidakakuran segelintir masyarakat kepada PKP.Ini diharap dapat memberi impak yang positif dalam meratakan lengkungan (flatten the curve) dan seterusnya memastikan fasiliti KKM dapat menampung

— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) April 15, 2020

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that moving into the third phase of the MCO, police will no longer issue compounds. Instead, violators will be remanded and taken to court:

Malaysia Sees First Drop To Double-Digit COVID-19 Cases In A Day Since 14 March

85 new COVID-19 cases were recorded today, 15 April

In terms of recovery, 52.2% of the total cases have been discharged

There was one new death reported today, bringing the toll to 83

Meanwhile, MOH tweeted to say that it agrees with the government's decision to extend the Movement Control Order (MCO) as its effective implementation has helped in the recovery of the cases:

MOH also agrees with stronger action against those who defy the MCO

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that moving into the third phase of the MCO, police will no longer issue compounds. Instead, violators will be remanded and taken to court:

Here's a list of legal rights meant to protect you when dealing with the police:

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