Covid-19: 1,220 new cases, three more deaths (updated)


PUTRAJAYA: There are more Covid-19 recoveries than new cases in Malaysia on Thursday (Dec 17), as 1,297 patients were discharged, while 1,220 fresh infections were confirmed.

In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country now has 89,133 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic.

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