COVID: New Cases Back Above 6,000 In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) - New positive COVID-19 cases in the country returned to more than 6,000 on Wednesday, according to Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham through his official social media sites stated that a total of 6,239 new COVID-19 cases were recorded over 24 hours from noon Tuesday, as compared to the 5,566 cases reported from noon Monday till noon Tuesday. He said as a result, the cumulative number of positive cases in Malaysia so far was 633,891 cases. Selangor still recorded the highest daily number of cases at 2,291 followed by Kuala Lumpur (704), Negeri Sembilan (507), Johor (468) and Sarawak (419). Kelantan recorded 340 cases, Pahang and Sabah 232 cases each, Labuan (200), Penang (194), Perak (175), Terengganu (171), Melaka (150), Kedah (135), Putrajaya ( 17) while Perlis four cases. -- BERNAMA