Covid-19: M'sia records 629 new cases, plus six fatalities


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia continued to record a high number of new Covid-19 cases with the Health Ministry reporting 629 cases and six deaths on Friday (Oct 16).

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sabah continued to record the highest number of cases with 489, or 77.7% of the total number of cases.

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