KUALA LUMPUR: Only 1.5% or 179 of the 11,889 new Covid-19 cases reported in the 24 hours leading up to noon yesterday were from Categories 3 to 5.

       Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the remaining 11,710 cases (98.5%) comprised those in Categories 1 (asymptomatic) and 2 (mild symptoms).

       “From the total new cases, 11,875 cases involved domestic transmission comprising 11,000 Malaysians and 875 foreigners, while the other 14 cases were imported (six locals and eight foreigners),” he said in a statement.

       He said there were 15,891 recoveries, bringing the total recoveries in the country to 2,070,715 or 91.7% of the overall Covid-19 cases.

       Dr Noor Hisham said 904 cases were being treated at intensive care units, with 850 confirmed to be Covid-19 positive, while another 54 cases were suspected or probable cases under investigation.

       A total of 492 cases required respiratory assistance, involving 380 confirmed cases, while 112 cases were suspected or probable cases.

       He also said 14 new clusters were detected, with seven of them involving infections at the workplace, while six were community transmissions, in addition to one religious cluster.

       Dr Noor Hisham added that the Covid-19 infectivity rate or R-naught (Rt) according to the daily cases on Thursday was 0.90 for the whole country.

       “Putrajaya recorded the highest Rt at 1.02, while all other states recorded an Rt below 1.0, with Labuan at 0,” he said.

       Dr Noor Hisham added that data on fatalities would be updated at the Health Ministry’s Github site and CovidNow website at https://covidnow.moh.gov.my at midnight. – Bernama