Covid-19: Rise in new infections, drop in death cases last week - Health DG


KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 infections in the country for the 25th Epidemiology Week (ME 25) which was between June 19 and 25 saw a 10.9% increase to 15,739 cases compared to 14,195 cases the week before.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said however, the number of deaths showed a 38.1% drop, with 13 cases compared to 21 cases in the previous week.

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