13,215 new cases – highest to date
KUALA LUMPUR: The daily number of Covid-19 infections in Malaysia continues to rise with a total of 13,215 cases reported today, the highest daily figure recorded since the pandemic hit the country. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the sharp increase brings the total number of cases to 880,782 so far. Selangor remains the state with […]
Covid-19 cases leap to 7,654 today
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 7,654 Covid-19 cases were recorded today, a sharp increase from yesterday’s 6,387, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the country so far to 792,693. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his Twitter post said that Selangor still recorded the most number of new daily cases with […]
Malaysia records highest daily figure at 6,976 Covid-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 6,976 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the highest figure recorded since the pandemic hit the country more than a year ago. The figure was shared by Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in his official Twitter account today. Prior to this, the highest number of new cases recorded was […]
Miri’s cases linked to O&G platform
KUCHING: Miri recorded the highest number of cases in Sarawak today, with a significant portion of cases caused by day-tripping workers of a Baram Oil and Gas Platform flouting the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Of the 89 cases reported in Miri District, 49 were linked to the Baram Oil and Gas Platform, revealed Sarawak Disaster […]
State recorded another 200 cases today
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 200 Covid-19 positive cases today (Feb 18), bringing the state’s tally to 7,425 cases. This is the third highest daily record after the 270 cases recorded on Feb 4. At the same time, the state also recorded two more Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities so far to 67. […]
Emergency, MCO 2.0 may lower daily new cases
BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia from Jan 9 up to noon yesterday where case numbers have exceeded 147,000. The proclamation of emergency and enforcement of the movement control order (MCO 2.0) have now emerged as the two main prongs of the government’s approach to curb spiralling […]
S. Africa records highest number of daily Covid-19 cases
CAPE TOWN: South Africa on Friday recorded 785 confirmed cases of Covid-19, the highest number in the 24-hour cycle since the country reported its first case in early March, said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. According to his daily update, the total number of the confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa has risen to 13,524, with […]
