6 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed yesterday, bringing total COVID-19 cases to 15,418. Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health stated the matter at a media conference on the latest COVID-19 situation held at Dewan Al 'Afiah, Ministry of Health. Joining the media conference was Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Mohammad Yusof, Minister of Transport and Infocommunications.

Of the total, 5 are local and 1 is an import case. The number of new cases are the result of 3,564 lab tests conducted in the past 24 hours. Therefore, the rate of positive cases is 0.2 percent. Among the cases being treated at the National Isolation Centre, One Category 5 case is being treated at the Intensive Care Unit requiring artificial ventilation assistance. 37 cases have recovered, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 15,150 while 168 cases remain active. Meanwhile, the bed occupancy rate in isolation centres nationwide is 3.9 percent.

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