Home Covid-19 Health Current Updates on COVID-19 in Malaysia [23 August 2020]
Home Covid-19 Health Current Updates on COVID-19 in Malaysia [23 August 2020]

Current Updates on COVID-19 in Malaysia [23 August 2020]


The Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to inform that 10 cases have fully recovered and discharged today. Cumulatively, 8,959 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been discharged (96.7% of total cumulative cases).

A total of 10 additional confirmed COVID-19 case were reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) MOH today. Cumulatively there are now 9,267 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia. Therefore, there are currently 183 active and infective COVID-19 cases. They have all been isolated and given treatment. 

Of the 10 additional cases reported today, eight (8) are imported cases who were infected overseas, involving three (3) Malaysians and five (5) non-Malaysians.

The two (2) local transmission cases involved Malaysians.

Currently, nine (9) confirmed COVID-19 cases are receiving treatment in the intensive care units (ICUs), with four (4) patients on ventilation support.

No additional COVID-19 death was reported to the National CPRC MOH today. Cumulatively, there remains 125 COVID-19 deaths in Malaysia (1.35% of total cumulative cases).

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