.jpg "Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during his daily press conference on Covid-19 in Putrajaya February 9, 2020. — Picture by Hari Anggara")
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country appears to be on a downward trend as 2,461 cases were reported today.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the total cumulative cases in Malaysia to 280,272, with 34,468 cases still active.
“Of today’s figures, 1,589 cases or 64.6 per cent are Malaysians, while 872 cases or 35.4 per cent are foreigners,” he said in a statement.
Eight deaths were recorded today, bringing the total number of fatalities from Covid-19 to 1,051 cases or 0.37 per cent of the total number of cases.
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