Covid-19: Malaysia's daily new cases drop to 10 today
Published on: Thursday, May 28, 2020
A total of 10 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) MOH today.
Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah Cumulatively there are now 7,629 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia.
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“Therefore, there are currently 1,345 active and infective COVID-19 cases. They have all been isolated and given treatment,” he said.
Currently, eight confirmed COVID-19 cases are receiving treatment in intensive care units (ICU), and of these, four cases are on ventilation support.
“Fortunately, no additional COVID-19 death was reported to the National CPRC MOH today.
“Cumulatively, there are 115 COVID-19 deaths in Malaysia (1.51 per cent of total cumulative cases).
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“All 10 additional cases reported today are local transmission, of which five are non-Malaysians. No imported cases are reported today.”
Meanwhile, to help Malaysians adapt to their daily life activities, including planning for daily trips and identifying at-risk areas where COVID-19 cases are reported, the public can use the ‘Hotspot Tracker’ function through the MySejahtera app.
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“This function can help the public to identify if there are cases reported within a radius of one kilometre of the searched location within the last 28 days.
“The public is advised to avoid non-essential travel to COVID-19 infection at risk areas.
“Therefore, this function can be used as a guide by every user in making the decision to travel from one location to another.
“This is in line with the self-empowerment of individuals and Malaysians in adjusting to the new norms and normal of everyday life.
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