Malaysia reports 3,318 new COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths

Malaysia reported 3,318 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said on Friday, bringing the national total to 258,306.

Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press statement that seven of the new cases are imported and 3,311 are local transmissions.

Another 17 deaths have been reported, pushing the death toll to 953.

Another 3,505 patients have been released after recovery, bringing the total cured and discharged to 205,774 or 79.7 per cent of all cases.

Of the remaining 51,579 active cases, 258 are being held in intensive care units and 119 of those are in need of assisted breathing. (/Xinhua)

( With inputs from ANI )