KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of Malaysia’s new COVID-19 cases increased again to over 20,000, with 20,837 reported in the last 24 hours, said Health Director-General, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
The last time Malaysia recorded new cases exceeding 20,000 was last Saturday, with 22,262.
Sharing the latest data on COVID-19 infections via his Facebook page and Twitter account, Dr Noor Hisham said the rise in cases on Tuesday brought the cumulative number in the country to 1,593,602.
He said the state of Selangor was still recording the highest number of cases with 4,645 followed by Sabah (3,376), Penang (2,054), Kedah (1,772), Johor (1,743), Sarawak (1,543), Kelantan (1,422), Kuala Lumpur (1,284) and Perak (1,242).
Pahang recorded 521 cases, Melaka (396), Terengganu (383), Negeri Sembilan (351), Perlis (74), Putrajaya (27) and Labuan (empat).
— NNN-BERNAMA
