Covid-19: New record of 22,242 cases reported on Wednesday (Aug 18)


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia reported a new daily record of 22,242 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Aug 18), says the Health Ministry.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country’s cumulative total of Covid-19 infections has now reached 1,466,512.

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