KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia have dropped for the fourth consecutive day to 5,271, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
The number of infections registered the day before was 6,241.
This is the first time daily cases have dipped below 6,000 after 19 straight days of surpassing that mark since May 19.
Dr Noor Hisham, in a tweet, said this brings the cumulative figure for cases in Malaysia to 622,086.
Selangor again topped the daily case list with 1,374, followed by Sarawak (703), Negri Sembilan (571), Kuala Lumpur (455), Johor (355), Kelantan (341), Sabah (336), Labuan (209) and Kedah (194).
Melaka had 178 cases, Perak (177), Penang (153), Terengganu (117), Pahang (99), Putrajaya (eight) and Perlis (one). — Bernama
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