Covid-19: Another 86 cases detected among flood victims on Tuesday (Dec 21)


Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR: Another 86 Covid-19 cases have been detected among flood victims, bringing the total figure to 267 as at noon Tuesday (Dec 21), says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said 75 of the 86 cases reported Tuesday were detected through screenings for admission to flood relief centres (PPS) while the rest were existing Covid-19 cases of those undergoing quarantine before the floods.

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