By Ariani Mohd Nor
GOMBAK, 13 November 2020: Malaysia soars with a whopping 1,304 positive cases of COVID-19 as of noon today.
The four-digit number has made its comeback since its fall to three since 7 November (1,168).
Health Director-General, Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah mentions that Sabah is still in the lead with the greatest number of cases at 556, followed by Selangor at 261 and Kuala Lumpur at 201.
Of the new cases, four are imported from Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
However, 900 patients recovered today bringing the total recovered tally to 32,969 or 73.1 per cent of the total COVID-19 count.
The Director-General also reported of a death case in Sabah – a 70 year old Sabahan with history of hypertension.
His death raises the nationwide death toll to 304.
Meanwhile, Senior Minister (security cluster), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced at a press conference today that a new regulation regarding travels have been imposed.
Now, three people from the same household are allowed to travel in a single vehicle, including e-hailing taxi services.***