KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Covid-19 new cases in the country rose to 20,988 from 18,762 yesterday.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah through his posting on his Facebook page, said the cumulative number of cases had now reached 1,786,004.
Selangor remained as the state with the highest number of daily cases at 4,073, followed by Sarawak (2,992), Kedah (2,455), Sabah (2,329), Johor (2,145), Penang (1,600) and Kelantan (1,247).
Meanwhile, Perak recorded 990 cases, Terengganu (987), Kuala Lumpur (731), Pahang (599), Melaka (407) and Negeri Sembilan (301).
Three states still recording less than 100 cases were Perlis with 90, Putrajaya (37) and Labuan (five). – Bernama
