Malaysia has recorded its lowest increase in more than a month with only 69 new Covid-19 cases! This brings the total number up to 5,251 with 2,198 active cases.
According to the Ministry of Health 51 patients are in the intensive care unit with 26 needing breathing assistance.
Status terkini #COVID19 di Malaysia, 17 April.
Kes baharu 69
Kes keseluruhan 5,251
Kes aktif 2,198ICU 51 termasuk 26 bantuan alat pernafasan.
Kematian baharu 2 kes
Keseluruhan kematian 86 kes atau 1.64%. @MuhyiddinYassin @DrAdhamBaba pic.twitter.com/NLv6CuDutD— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) April 17, 2020
The death toll in the country is at 86 which represents a 1.64% fatality rate, one of the lowest in the world!
Additionally, 201 more patients have recovered bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,967. This means that Malaysia has a recovery rate of 56.5% which is one of the highest in the world!
Great job frontliners and medical team! Let’s see the numbers drop even further in the weeks to come.
Also read: Malaysia Has One of The Highest Recovery Rate & Lowest Fatality Rate WORLDWIDE!