Covid-19 Watch: 9,705 new cases, says Health Ministry

  • 📰 staronline
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 33 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Qulity Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 75%

Malaysia recorded 9,705 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (April 16), says the Health Ministry. Read more at

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press release on Sunday that this brings the total number of infections in the country to 4,382,402 cases since the pandemic began.

He added that there were 30 imported Covid-19 infections on Saturday, with the remaining 9,675 cases being the result of local transmissions. Dr Noor Hisham then said that there were 14,346 recoveries on Saturday and that 331 people were hospitalized, with 146 being in Categories 3, 4 and 5 while 185 are in Categories 1 and 2.

He added that 134 patients currently require treatment in intensive care units and that 81 currently require ventilator support. Dr Noor Hisham also said that 72 of the 134 patients in the ICU are confirmed Covid-19 cases, and added that 44 of the 81 patients requiring ventilators are confirmed cases.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in MY
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Covid-19 Watch: 14,944 new cases, says Health MinistryPETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 9,673 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (April 16), says the Health Ministry.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Covid-19 Watch: 9,705 new cases, says Health MinistryPETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 9,705 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (April 16), says the Health Ministry.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Covid-19: Recoveries exceed new cases on Saturday (April 16), says Health DGKUALA LUMPUR: A total of 14,346 recovered cases were reported on Saturday (April 16), which is higher than the number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in the country, at 9,705, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Covid-19: Another 9,673 new cases recordedPETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 9,673 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (April 15).
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Covid-19 (April 15): 9,673 new cases, 16 deathsActive cases have declined by 4,594 to 113,176.
Source: malaysiakini - 🏆 20. / 51 Read more »