Covid-19: Health Ministry reports 17 new cases, one new death, bringing death toll to 113


PUTRAJAYA: The country reported 17 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (May 16) bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6,872.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said out of the 17 new cases, six were imported while 11 were local transmissions.

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