KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Only 1.7% or 220 of the 12,735 Covid-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours until noon on Thursday (Sept 30) were in categories three, four and five.

       Those in category three have pneumonia, in category four require oxygen support while those in category five need ventilators.

       Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the other 12,515 new cases or 98.3% were in category one with no symptoms and in category two, with mild symptoms.

       "Of the new cases, 17 are imported cases involving nine Malaysians and eight foreign nationals while 12,718 cases comprise local infections involving 11,842 Malaysians and 876 foreign nationals.

       "Also, 17,725 recovery cases were recorded, bringing the cumulative number in the country to 2,054,824 or

       91.5%,” he said in a statement on Covid-19 developments in the country.

       Dr Noor Hisham also noted that 924 cases were being treated at the intensive care units, comprising 849 confirmed cases, while 75 were suspected cases.

       He said 512 cases required respiratory support, comprising 387 who tested positive while the remaining 125 were suspected cases.

       He added that 15 new clusters were detected with nine linked to workplaces, five clusters involved the community and one cluster linked to a high-risk group.

       The latest number of fatalities will be uploaded for viewing through the GitHub website and CovidNow at https://covidnow.moh.gov.my - Bernama