Covid-19 (Feb 9): 17,134 cases, highest since Sept 17 last year

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 17,134 new Covid-19 cases today, much higher than the 13,944 cases reported yesterday.

The fresh infections today is the highest in 145 days, since Sept 17 last year.

This brings the cumulative infections to 2,956,332.

The Health Ministry will only publish today's breakdown of new cases by states after midnight on its CovidNow portal.

The breakdown by states for yesterday (Feb 8), where 13,944 new cases were reported, is as follows:

Selangor (3,031)
Sabah (2,069)
Johor (1,680)
Kedah (1,463)
Kelantan (1,105)
Penang (1,023)
Kuala Lumpur (1,022)
Pahang (696)
Negeri Sembilan (394)
Malacca (387)
Perak (352)
Terengganu (290)
Putrajaya (141)
Perlis (133)
Sarawak (129)
Labuan (29)

The 141 cases in Putrajaya yesterday is a record-high for the federal territory.

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