Edging closer to five million cumulative Covid-19 cases

Keeping safe: People donning face masks for their protection in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 case numbers have exceeded 4.99 million in Malaysia, while globally, the virus has infected more than 648 million people and caused over 6.64 million deaths.

Some 626 million patients have so far recovered from the infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.