Covid-19: No new cases reported, number of people infected remains 29, says ministry
Monday, 02 Mar 2020 07:37 PM MYT
Director General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there are no new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Malaysia as of 2.30pm today and the cumulative number of cases remains 29.. — Picture by Miera Zulyana KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — No new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Malaysia as of 2.30pm today and the cumulative number of cases remains 29.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cases comprised 17 patients-under-investigation , 10 close contacts with Covid-19 positive cases and two individuals among the locals brought home via the Humanitarian Aid Mission.“Of the 29 positive cases, 22 have recovered and allowed to be discharged while seven cases are still receiving treatment in isolation wards at several hospitals in the Klang Valley. All of these cases are in stable condition,” he said in a statement today.
About 221 people, Dr Noor Hisham added, were identified to have close contact with the seven Covid-19 cases still receiving treatment in hospitals.Another 82 cases are still pending lab results, while 63 cases are still in the process of sample-taking.
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