Covid-19: New cases fall below 2,000 for third straight day, eight fatalities bring death toll to 1,177


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,529 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (March 8) - the third straight day daily cases dipped below the 2,000 mark -bringing total cases to 314,989, says the Health Ministry.

Read more here: Covid-19: 1,529 new cases, Selangor still top with 726 cases

Eight more people died due to the coronavirus, pushing Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 1,177.

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