Covid-19: A record high 1,240 new cases, seven new deaths


PUTRAJAYA: The country hit a new record high of 1,240 new Covid-19 cases as of noon Monday (Oct 26), bringing the total infections in the country to 27,805.

Of the 1,240 new cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 927 were from Sabah, with 439 cases from the Kepayan Prison.

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