KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 19,740 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a drop by over 800 cases compared to 20,546 cases Monday.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, said the new development brings the cumulative cases in the country to 1.42 million.
“Nine states recorded four-digit new cases with the highest number of cases reported in Selangor at 5,706 cases followed by Sabah (1,728); Kedah (1,592); Sarawak (1,566) and Johor (1,510),” he said.
The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur also recorded 1,360 cases; Penang (1,251); Kelantan (1,227) and Melaka (1,120).
Dr Noor Hisham said Perak recorded 938 cases; Terengganu (688); Pahang (646); Negeri Sembilan (343), Federal Territory of Putrajaya (43), Perlis (20) and Federal Territory of Labuan (two).
— NNN-BERNAMA
