MALAYSIA saw more recoveries from Covid-19 than new cases today, with 1,148 people discharged from hospital after recovering from the coronavirus. 

With this, the total number of recoveries now stands at 50,204.

Director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 1,109 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, of which 10 were imported.

The fresh cases bring the national caseload to 61,861. 

Active cases, on the other hand, total 11,307.

Klang Valley accounted for a bulk of the cases at 496, followed by Sabah with 441. 

Prison and detention clusters on the other hand, contributed 25 cases. 

Health authorities also discovered four new clusters of infection.

Meanwhile, two deaths were reported in the past 24 hours – one in Sabah and the other in Labuan. 

The national toll of fatalities now stands at 350.

Meanwhile, 113 patients are currently warded in the intensive care unit, with 41 requiring respiratory support. – November 27, 2020.