PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry today recorded five new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, bringing the tally to 8,668.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the total cases, three were imported involving two Malaysians and a non-Malaysian, who is a permanent resident.
"One of the locally transmitted cases was detected in Kuala Lumpur, involving a foreigner, following a screening held in the community by the health district office.
"Another locally transmitted case involving a Malaysian in Selangor after a screening of close contact to Case 8,649. This new case is a family member to the Case 8,649," he told a press conference today.
As for the country's active cases, he said it now stood at 71.
He added that 11 more patients have recovered and discharged from hospitals today, bringing the current rate of recoveries at 8,476 per cent (97.7 per cent of the total cases).
"Two patients were being treated at the intensive care unit and placed on ventilator support.
"No fatalities from the virus were reported to the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) as at noon today, keeping the death toll at 121 (1.39 per cent)."
Meanwhile, 414 Persons Under Surveillance (PUS) who were placed under Home Surveillance Order (HSO) had not undergone the Covid-19 test on the 13th of the 14-day quarantine as of noon.
Dr Noor Hisham said these individuals were part of 5,804 individuals who were discharged from quarantine centres on June 10 and were kept under HSO to complete a 14-day quarantine period.
"The number is 206 lesser than the number reported on July 2."
He said the remaining 5,390 individuals were released from HSO after they were screened negative on the 13th day.