Covid-19: 6,210 new cases bring total to 2,413,592


PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry reported 6,210 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Oct 21).

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,413,592.

However, he did not list down the number of new cases according to state, saying the data will be shared by the Health Ministry on its CovidNow portal.

Dr Noor Hisham also said that the positivity rate as of Oct 21 is 4.28%.

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