Covid-19: 80% of current cases are from the community, not clusters, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: About 80% of the current Covid-19 cases in the country are from sporadic infections within the community and not from clusters, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general said this is a worrying trend where 92% of the cases have so far involved locals.

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