Malaysia recorded 871 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday (Oct 18), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 20,498.<br /><br />There were also another seven new deaths, bringing the death toll to 187 cases.<br /><br />Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 7,049.<br /><br />Malaysia also discharged 701 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 13,262, or at a rate of 64%. This is the highest ever daily recovery.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/3o5h0Fd<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
