Covid-19: New cases dropped by almost 5%, says Health DG


KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in Malaysia in Epidemiological Week 38 (ME 38/2022) from Sept 18-24 dropped 4.9% to 12,963 cases from 13,627 in ME 37/2022 from Sept 11-17.

"The number of daily active cases for ME 38/2022 was 25,325, a four percent drop from the previous week,” Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement on Monday (Sept 26).

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