Selangor's sudden surge in Covid-19 numbers misleading, skewed by late reporting, says MB


Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari - Bernama

SHAH ALAM (Bernama): The surge in Covid-19 cases in Selangor announced by the Health Ministry on Friday (Jan 29) was due to the backlog of cases from the screening at factories, prisons, clinics and private hospitals, that were not reported in real-time.

Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari in a statement on Saturday (Jan 30) said the backlog of cases was over the past 10 days.

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