Malaysia Records 101 New Covid-19 Cases Today [NSTTV]

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia registered 101 new Covid-19 cases today, raising its tally of infections to 11,135.

According to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, 73 of the cases are in Sabah, with 51 linked to the Bangau-Bangau cluster.

He said just four of the cases are imported, while 97 are local transmissions.

Dr Noor Hisham added that four new clusters have been identified: two in Sabah, one in Selangor and one in Johor.

Meanwhile, 17 cases detected in Peninsular Malaysia over the last 24 hours have a history of travel to Sabah. Selangor registered the highest number of cases at nine.

In his daily Covid-19 press conference in Putrajaya, Dr Noor Hisham said that 50 patients were declared cured and discharged from hospitals nationwide today; while no new fatality was reported, keeping the death toll at 134.

He added that 13 patients are in intensive care, with five having been intubated.

Source: https://www.nst.com.my/amp/news/nation/2020/09/628299/malaysia-records-101-new-covid-19-cases-today