MOH: More Than 36% Of COVID-19 Patients Have Now Recovered In Malaysia
The Ministry of Health has been recording a stable increase in the number of cured patients.
By Arisha Rozaidee — 08 Apr 2020, 05:19 PM
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah just announced that there are 156 new COVID-19 cases today, 8 April
During the press conference announcing the daily COVID-19 updates, he said that this brings the number of cases in Malaysia to a total of 4,119.
Meanwhile, 166 people have fully recovered within the past day
The Ministry of Health has been recording a stable increase in the number of cured patients.
Dr Noor Hisham also added that 1,321 patients have been discharged from hospitals since the disease was first identified in the nation.
This number makes up 36.1% of the total infected.
The first group of COVID-19 patients discharged from Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh on Tuesday, 31 March.
Image via Twitter @DGHishamThe latest patients to die of the novel coronavirus in Malaysia both had a history of diabetes
According to MOH, one of them was a 58-year-old woman from Negeri Sembilan and the other was a 68-year-old man who had previously attended the Sri Petaling Mosque tabligh assembly.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 65 deaths.
There are currently 76 patients receiving treatment in Intensive Care Units, with 45 of them requiring breathing assistance.
