KUALA LUMPUR:Malaysia recorded a new daily drop of COVID-19 cases to three digits at 851 cases.

The following is the focus of the press conference of the Director-General of Health, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today:

1. 851 new cases were reported, bringing it to a total of 68,020 cases.

2. The total number of new recovery cases is 658 with a cumulative total of 56,969.

3. Two new cases of deaths were recorded in Sabah, bringing the cumulative number of deaths to 365.

4. Active cases with infectivity are reaching 10,686 cases.

5. 122 cases are being treated in the ICU, with 47 cases requiring respiratory assistance.