On Sunday (18 October), the country recorded a daily high of new COVID-19 infections for a second consecutive day with 871 new cases, bringing the national total to 20,498 - surpassing the 20,000-mark.
Status Terkini COVID-19 Di Malaysia,
— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) October 18, 2020
18 Okt 2020
Kes sembuh=701
Jumlah kes sembuh=13,262 kes
Kes baharu positif=871
(kes import=5, kes tempatan=866)
Jumlah positif=20,498 kes
Kes kematian=7
Jumlah kes kematian=187 kes
Kes dirawat di ICU= 86 kes
Bantuan Alat Pernafasan= 28 kes pic.twitter.com/c7UgQjCcRQ
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that five of the new cases are imported and 866 are local infections, while the majority of which were from Sabah with 701 new cases.
Sabah terus catat jumlah kes tertinggi iaitu 702 kes (80.6%). Ini kerana lebih ramai individu telah disaring di lapangan. Sejak bermula pandemik, sejumlah 251,030 individu telah disaring di negeri Sabah.
— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) October 18, 2020
Selain itu,terdapat 1 kluster baharu dilaporkan, Kluster Penjara Kepayan pic.twitter.com/qT0nmDQDVj
5 kes import yang dilaporkan adalah dari Selangor. Secara keseluruhan, 84 kes baharu di kesan di Lembah Klang; KL (7 kes), Selangor (77 termasuk 5 import). Tiada kes baharu dilaporkan di Putrajaya. pic.twitter.com/pJyYhBlFpa
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Meanwhile, Malaysia also recorded the highest number of recovered cases yesterday with 701 individuals discharged from hospitals nationwide. The total number of recoveries now stands at 13,262.
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— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) October 18, 2020
701 adalah jumlah kes sembuh dilaporkan hari ini dan ia adalah jumlah kes sembuh tertinggi pernah dilaporkan dalam satu hari!
Terima kasih petugas-petugas kesihatan!
Sehingga kini, jumlah keseluruhan kes sembuh adalah sebanyak 13,262 kes. pic.twitter.com/nKp4fkhhB5
DG Hisham added that there were seven new COVID-19 deaths, which raised the overall death toll to 187.
Six fatalities were recorded in Sabah while the other was in Selangor.
Dukacita dimaklumkan terdapat 7 kes kematian dilaporkan melibatkan 5 WN dan 2 BWN. Jumlah kematian COVID-19 kini adalah sebanyak 187.
— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) October 18, 2020
KKM mengucapkan takziah kepada ahli keluarga mereka. pic.twitter.com/ESFMecDTuQ
Remember to always follow the SOPs implemented by the government! Stay at home if you’re in the CMCO areas and only leave for work or to get groceries.
Let’s flatten the curve, again! Stay safe, guys.
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
