Ringgit opens marginally as Covid cases surge

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today, despite the alarming surge in the local COVID-19 daily tally.

Malaysia's cumulative COVID-19 cases surpassed the one million mark at 1,013,438 cases after 17,045 new cases were reported on Sunday -- the highest recorded in a day since the pandemic hit the country in March last year.