KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 ― Malaysia registered 39 new Covid-19 cases today, out of which 28 are local transmission cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that there were also no new fatalities today.
He said six patients had fully recovered and were discharged today, bringing the cumulative number of recovered cases to 8,607 cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said the number of active Covid-19 cases in the country is now 212.
“It is to be noted that of the 39 new cases, 11 are imported cases who have contracted the virus abroad, involving four Malaysians and seven non-Malaysians who were allowed to enter the country.
“The 11 imported cases are from Saudi Arabia, Ireland, South Korea, India, Russia, the US, South America, the United Kingdom and the Philippines.
“The 11 imported cases are from Saudi Arabia (one case in Sabah), Ireland (one case in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur), South Korea (two cases; one in Sarawak and another in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur), India (one case in Kedah), Russia (one case in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur) , the US (one case in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur) , South America (one case in Sarawak), the United Kingdom (two cases in Sarawak) and the Philippines (one case in the Federal Territories of Labuan).
“Of the 28 local infections in the country, 22 cases involve Malaysians and six involve non-Malaysians,” he added.
