JUST IN: 179 New Covid-19 Cases and 4 Deaths Recorded Today

Here’s the daily update on the numbers of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia as reported by Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah at 5pm just now.

According to the Ministry of Health, there are 179 new cases recorded in Malaysia as of today (5 April), and the total of Covid-19 cases continue to surge to 3,662. Dr Noor Hisham reported that 99 of Covid-19 patients are currently under treatment at the Intensive Care Units (ICU) and 48 people require respiratory support. Four patients were reported to have passed away today, adding up to 61 deaths in Malaysia.

TERKINI #COVID19Malaysia
5 April 2020 (Ahad)

Kes baharu 179
Keseluruhan 3,662

Rawatan di ICU 99
Bantuan alat pernafasan 48

Kematian terbaharu 4
Keseluruhan 61 pic.twitter.com/qzSGyvgOVo

— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) April 5, 2020

The good news is that there are 90 people who recovered from Covid-19 and got discharged from the hospitals today, according to the Ministry of Health.

So far, a total of 1,005 people have recovered and the Malaysian medical frontliners are still doing their very best to combat the situation.

Dr Noor Hisham said that to speed up the screening to get more people tested for the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health will get the latest equipment from China that can process up to 4,000 cases in a single day. The Ministry will also examine the latest antigen test kits from South Korea. If the test accuracy exceeds 70 per cent, the Ministry will bring in the kits to Malaysia.

Stay tuned for more updates.

Also read: Malaysians With Singaporean Work Permit Allowed to Come Home If They’re Tested Covid-19 Negative