PUTRAJAYA, July 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia hit new milestones in the fight against COVID-19, with only one new case reported today, and no local transmissions.
Health director-general, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, said the single case today was the lowest ever figure in the second wave of the pandemic, bringing the cumulative figure to 8,640 cases.
“The only case reported today was an imported case who was infected in Turkey. Congratulations to all, especially the Malaysian community, for this achievement,” he said at a COVID-19 media briefing here today.
“We are delighted to announce that there was no local transmission reported today. “
Dr Noor Hisham said 21 cases had recovered and were discharged today, bringing the total number of recoveries to 8,375.
