MALAYSIA today recorded 919 new Covid-19 infections, the fifth consecutive day of three-digit new cases, said director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

From the 919 new cases, Sabah continued to record the highest number of daily cases with 319 in the past 24 hours. This was 34.7% of today’s total.

This is the 37th straight day Sabah has recorded the highest daily case.

“Negeri Sembilan recorded 240 cases while the Klang Valley had 224 new infections,” Noor Hisham said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.

At the same time, Malaysia also reported 996 recoveries, topping the number of new cases.

Sabah leads the number of recoveries with 543, followed by Selangor (225) and Penang (108).

Total recoveries in the country are now at 32,069.

There was also one death recorded in the country today, a 66-year-old foreigner, who died in Sabah.

This brings the death toll to 303 in the country.

The number of active cases in the country now stands at 11,419, of which 92 are in intensive care, 35 of whom require breathing assistance. – November 12, 2020.