With 407 cases, Sarawak overtakes Selangor as state with highest daily Covid-19 numbers on Friday

By JOSEPH KAOS Jr

PUTRAJAYA: With 407 cases, Sarawak overtook Selangor as the state with the highest number of daily Covid-19 infections on Friday (March 19).

Read more here: Health Ministry: 1,576 new cases, two fatalities bring death toll to 1,225

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 382 or 93.9% of Sarawak's cases were uncovered from clusters and contact tracing activities.

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