Malaysian cases rise to 2,161; 26 deaths
Published on: Saturday, March 28, 2020
By: The Sun
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PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry announced that there are 130 new cases that are found positive with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), making the total number of positive cases to 2161 as of 12pm Friday.“There are also now 54 cases in the intensive care unit (ICU), with 34 of them requiring ventilators,“ said Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. However, he also said 44 cases have since recovered and have been discharged from the hospital, making the total number of cases that have been discharged and recovered from Covid-19 to 259.
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Meanwhile, Noor Hisham said there were three deaths that occurred Friday, which makes the death toll rise to 26 cases.
The 24th death is that of a 35-year-old man who has a travel history to Indonesia. He was treated at Hospital Kuala Lumpur on March 18 and he was pronounced dead on March 26, 9.30pm. The 25th death is that of an 83-year-old man who has a chronic illness background. He was treated at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun on March 25 and he was pronounced dead on March 26, 6.55pm.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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