PUTRAJAYA, Mar 30 (Sin Chew Daily) —  Director-general of health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced 156 new COVID-19 cases in the country as of noon today, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 2,626.

He also said there were three new deaths today, bringing the toll to 37 at 1.4% fatality rate.

479 cases have recovered so far at 18.2% recovery rate, including the 91 cases discharged today.