Covid-19: Over 80% of new cases are unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: More than 80% of the new Covid-19 cases reported Saturday (Aug 21) were either not vaccinated or had incomplete vaccinations, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

There were 22,262 new cases today, bringing Malaysia's cumulative number of Covid-19 cases to 1,535,286.

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