Johor sees steady rise in Covid-19 cases over past eight weeks


JOHOR BARU: The number of reported Covid-19 cases in Johor has been steadily increasing over the past eight weeks, says state health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon.

He said 263 Covid-19 cases were recorded in the 23rd epidemiological week from June 3 to June 9, which was up by 5.6% compared to the previous week when there were 249 positive cases.

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