KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia recorded 20,889 new COVID-19 infections today, the highest since the pandemic started last year, said Health director-general, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
According to the latest COVID-19 data shared on his Twitter site, he said the new development brings the cumulative infections in the country to 1,224,595 cases.
He said Selangor state stayed as the main contributor with 8,792 cases reported followed by Kuala Lumpur with 2,483 cases, Kedah (1,371), Sabah (1,291), Johor (1,275) and Negeri Sembilan (986).
Meanwhile, Kelantan reported 938 cases, Penang with 776 cases, Sarawak (652), Perak (624), Pahang (610), Melaka (491), Terengganu (460), Putrajaya (122), Labuan (9) and Perlis (9).
Thursday, Malaysia reported 20,596 new cases of the disease.
— NNN-BERNAMA
