Current Updates on COVID-19 in Malaysia [1 August 2020]
Siti Aminah Jalal
The Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to inform that three (3) cases have recovered and discharged today. Cumulatively, 8,647 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been discharged (96.2% of total cumulative cases).
A total of nine (9) additional confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) MOH today. Cumulatively there are now 8,985 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia. Therefore, there are currently 213 active and infective COVID-19 cases. They have all been isolated and given treatment.
Of the two (2) local transmission cases, one (1) case is among Malaysians and one (1) case is among non-Malaysians.
Currently, two (2) confirmed COVID-19
cases are receiving treatment in the intensive care units (ICUs), and
one (1) patient is on ventilation support.
No additional COVID-19 death was reported to the National CPRC MOH today. Cumulatively, there are now 125 COVID-19 deaths in Malaysia (1.39% of total cumulative cases).