PETALING JAYA: The country has recorded 9,020 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (May 29), registering a daily record for five days in a row, bringing the cumulative total to 558,534.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 9,020 new cases were recorded, taking the nation’s cumulative tally to 558,534.
Selangor had the most number of new cases with 2,836 infections followed by Kelantan (907), Negeri Sembilan (898), Kuala Lumpur (789), and Sarawak (726).
In the same 24-hour period, there was another record high 98 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,650.
There were also 5,527 recoveries, which means 479,666 have recovered from the disease nationwide.
There are still 844 patients in intensive care units, with 430 requiring ventilation support.
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