PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded another day of higher Covid-19 recoveries than new cases, with 100 patients discharged today.
At a press conference, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also announced there were no new casualties, meaning the death toll remains at 98.
A total of 38 new cases were recorded today, bringing the total to 5,780.
Noor Hisham said 36 patients are currently being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU), with 15 cases needing respiratory assistance.
Some 1,820 people are still being treated.
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