News by Syafiqah Salim

In total, Malaysia has detected 1.15 million Covid-19 cases so far since the pandemic began in late January last year.

Today was the 18th straight day that the number of daily cases in the country stayed in the five-digit range

This was the fourth consecutive day the country administered over 500,000 doses. The previous record high was 553,871 shots posted on Tuesday (July 27).

Overall, 10 positive cases were detected through RTK-AG saliva test kits and another infection from real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), according to a statement issued this morning.

The Klang Valley, comprising Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, recorded a total of 9,385 infections, down from 10,119 the day before

Two were members of the parliament, six were escort officers while the remaining were 48 officers from various government agencies.

The positive cases were identified from 2,093 individuals tested in the period of July 21 to 25, 2021

Of the 10 Delta variant cases, three were found in Melaka, two in Kedah, two in Johor, and one each in Terengganu, Perlis and Selangor

Of the latest cases, Selangor led the country with 7,171 infections, followed by Kuala Lumpur (2,880) and Kedah (1,112).

“As more of these positive cases and their contacts are isolated and quarantined, cases will start to gradually come down in the weeks to come. Once that happens, testing will be restrategised to ensure effective detection of cases for isolation and monitoring,”