Covid: New Cases In Malaysia Drop To 22,262

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- New COVID-19 cases in Malaysia dropped to 22,262 on Saturday from Friday’s record high of 23,564, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a Twitter post, he said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases in the country to 1,535,286. He said Selangor again recorded the most infections among states in the last 24-hour period with 7,011, followed by Sabah (2,651), Sarawak (1,964), Kedah (1,880), Johor (1,558), Penang (1,459) and Kuala Lumpur (1,220). Kelantan had 1,039 cases, Perak (946), Melaka (882), Pahang (664), Terengganu (495), Negeri Sembilan (405), Putrajaya (41), Perlis (38) and Labuan (nine). -- BERNAMA