Covid-19: All 2,461 cases on Saturday (Feb 20) are local transmissions, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: All 2,461 new Covid-19 cases recorded in Malaysia on Saturday (Feb 20) are local transmissions, reports the Health Ministry.

Read more here: Covid-19: 2,461 new cases, eight more deaths bring total fatalities to 1,051

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 1,589 of the infections were among Malaysians, while the rest involved non-citizens.

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