Malaysia recorded 17,045 new cases on Sunday (July 25th), the highest number of daily cases since the pandemic began.
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Kuala Lumpur and Selangor collectively recorded more than 10,500 cases, while Kedah set its own record high recording 1,216 new COVID-19 cases.
This brings the current total of active cases in the country to 160,903.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the number of new COVID-19 cases bring Malaysia’s cumulative total to 1,013,438 surpassing the 1-million mark.
92 people died from COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease to 7,994 while 970 COVID-19 patients are in critical care with 501 needing to be incubated.
However, 9,683 people have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 844,541.
Guys, COVID-19 is real and it’s getting pretty bad. So please take care of yourself, remember to always abide by the SOPs and stay safe!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
