PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A total of 287 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, the highest daily figure recorded since the pandemic began in Malaysia, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said all 287 cases were local transmissions, taking the cumulative total number of cases to 11,771, with 1,540 active cases.
“This is the increasing trend that the Ministry of Health (MOH) feared and which we keep reminding the public about daily because it is in line with the rising trend of COVID-19 cases and deaths seen worldwide.
“The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has reached about 34.2 million cases while the daily number of cases has also risen to around 309,000 cases compared to about 302,000 previously,” he told a press conference on COVID-19 Friday.
He said no fatalities were reported Friday and the death toll remains at 136.
