Malaysia reports 659 new COVID-19 cases, 1,000 recoveries
01 November, 2020
Malaysia recorded 659 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday (Oct 31), less than the 799 infections a day earlier.
No deaths and no new clusters were reported.
“Of the 659 new cases today, one was an imported case involving a foreigner returning from Bangladesh. For local transmissions, Sabah had 529 cases while states in the Klang Valley recorded 70 cases,” said health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah at a press conference.
The cases in Sabah and the Klang Valley made up about 91 % of the full total number of daily infections, he added.
The country's tally of cases stands at 31,548, with 10,051 active cases.
Dr Noor Hisham also said 1,000 more patients were discharged, the best number because the pandemic began.
Malaysia has seen a resurgence in infections, with the amount of cases more than doubling in the past month.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said previously Saturday that the upcoming elections in Sabah and Sarawak must just do it unless circumstances of emergency is declared.
He also urged all Members of Parliament to set aside their political dissimilarities to make sure that budget 2021 is passed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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