Healthcare workers collect swab samples to test for Covid-19 at the Selcare Clinic in Shah Alam June 24, 2021. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — The Ministry of Health today announced that 5,841 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the last 24-hour period, compared to 5,244 cases the day before.
This brings the cumulative number of cases in Malaysia to 716,847 since the start of the pandemic early last year.
In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Selangor still held the top spot for new daily cases with 2,072 recorded in the last 24-hour period.
Negri Sembilan and Sarawak followed in second and third place in terms of highest daily cases, with 781 and 581 cases respectively.
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