Covid-19 Watch: 33.7pc drop in new cases last week, says Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in the country dropped by 33.7 per cent to 7,249 cases in the 50th Epidemiological Week (ME 50/2022) from Dec 11 to 17, compared to 10,937 cases the previous week.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said that local cases dropped by 33.8 per cent from 10,923 to 7,232 cases in ME50/2022 while imported cases rose by 21.4 per cent from 14 to 17 cases.