KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (NNN-Bernama) — A record high of 17,045 COVID-19 cases were reported in Malaysia Sunday, bringing the cumulative figure for infections past the one million mark at 1,013,438, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
The new cases topped Saturday’s figure of 15,902, which was then the highest recorded since the pandemic hit the country in March last year.
Dr Noor, in a Facebook post Sunday, said Selangor again topped the list with 8,500 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 2,045, and Kedah, 1,216 cases.
Johor had 950 cases, followed by Sabah (818), Perak (609), Penang (573), Negeri Sembilan (513), Pahang (424), Sarawak (407), Melaka (370), Terengganu (273), Kelantan (266), Putrajaya (50), Labuan (21) and Perlis (10).
— NNN-BERNAMA
