KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 48 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday (May 23), bringing the total number of infections in Malaysia to 7,185.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that four of Saturday's newly recorded cases were imported.
Advertisement
Advertisement
READ: Commentary: Malaysia succeeded in suppressing COVID-19 but here comes the harder part
READ: COVID-19: All arrivals in Malaysia must pay for mandatory hotel quarantine
Of the remaining cases, 25 were foreigners – among them, 21 cases were linked to an immigration detention centre in Selangor, forming a new cluster.
Terkini #covid19malaysia, 23 Mei
Kes sembuh = 53
Jumlah kes sembuh = 5,912
Kes baharu positif = 48
Jumlah positif = 7,185
Kes kematian = 0
Jumlah Kes kematian = 115
Sebanyak 9 kes dirawat di ICU dan 5 daripadanya memerlukan bantuan alat pernafasan. pic.twitter.com/mb7EGN260j— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) May 23, 2020
Advertisement
Advertisement
A total of nine patients are still in the intensive care unit, with five of them requiring ventilators, Malaysia's health ministry said on Twitter.
The number of fatalities in Malaysia linRead More – Source
