Covid-19: Seven new cases reported Monday (Aug 24), no new deaths


PUTRAJAYA: Five out of seven new Covid-19 cases reported on Monday (Aug 24) in Malaysia were local transmissions detected in Sarawak, says the Health Ministry.

In a statement Monday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the five cases, three involved foreigners while two were Malaysians.

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