Covid-19: 69 new cases, death toll now at 86


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 69 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (April 17), taking the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,251.

This is the second time this week that the country has recorded only double-digit figures of new cases in a 24-hour span.

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