Another 62 die, taking country’s death toll to 5,170


PETALING JAYA: New Covid-19 daily cases continued to surpass recoveries with 6,276 infections against 4,929 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 62 more people, including three foreigners, succumbed to the virus during the period, taking the country’s death toll to 5,170 lives.

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