A TOTAL of 99 patients have recovered from Covid-19 and been discharged from hospitals, exceeding the 51 new cases reported, said director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

According to Noor Hisham, 3,762 people have recovered from the virus, while the accumulated number of cases is 5,742.

“Currently, there are 36 patients in intensive care, of whom 16 require respiratory support,” he said.

Noor Hisham said there were two deaths reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 98.

One of the dead was a 62-year-old man with a heart condition, who was receiving treatment at Sungai Buloh Hospital.

He was admitted on March 28 and died earlier today.

The other death was a 62-year-old woman, who had high blood pressure and had contact with a Covid-19 patient, her child.

She was admitted to Kuala Lumpur Hospital on March 22 and died yesterday. – April 25, 2020.