By Ida Nadirah Ibrahim
SHAH ALAM, May 12 — Malaysia recorded 16 new Covid-19 cases today, which is the lowest figure in the last two months, where three are imported cases and the remaining 13 are local infections.
This brings the total number of cases to 6,742 with 1,410 active Covid-19 cases.
In his daily press briefing, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 110 more patients have fully recorded from the virus.
“This pushes the cumulative recoveries to 5,223 or 77.5 per cent out of the total cases.
“A total of 16 patients are currently receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with three of them requiring respiratory support,” he told the media conference at the Health Ministry in Putrajaya today.
Dr Noor Hisham said the death toll remains at 109 as no fatality was reported.
