KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of COVID-19 daily cases in Malaysia continues to drop, with 17,672 cases reported in the last 24 hours.
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Sunday, Malaysia recorded 19,807 new cases and on Saturday, 22,262 cases.
Sharing the latest data on COVID-19 infections via his Facebook page, Dr Noor Hisham said the additional cases today brought the cumulative number of cases in the country to 1,572,765.
He said although the state of Selangor was still recording the highest number of cases, it showed a decline, with 4,316 new cases reported in the last 24 hours compared to over 5,000 earlier.
States recording more than 1,000 cases were Sabah (2,474), Kedah (1,602), Sarawak (1,538), Penang (1,451), Johor (1,367) and Kelantan (1,176).
Perak recorded 952 cases, Kuala Lumpur (891), Pahang (506), Negeri Sembilan (478), Terengganu (470), Melaka (363), Perlis (57), Putrajaya (24) and Labuan (seven)
— NNN-BERNAMA
