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KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): New daily Covid-19 cases jumped to 4,765 today the fourth highest recorded in a day from 3,973 yesterday. The highest number of daily cases recorded was 5,728 on Jan 30, with the second highest being 5,725 on Jan 29, and the third highest was 5,298 seen on Jan 31. In a tweet, Ministry of Health (MoH) director-general (DG) Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor contributed to 2,082 of the new cases today,.
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia reached another grim record as 39 people died of Covid-19 – the country’s highest daily death toll reported throughout the pandemic.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the figure had taken the country’s Covid-19 death toll up to 1,761.
“The 39 deaths involved individuals aged between 43 and 88. All but two are Malaysian citizens, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Nearly all the states recorded new fatalities, with Johor reporting the highest number with 10 deaths.
Kuala Lumpur had eight deaths, Selangor five while Sabah had three.
Kedah, Sarawak, Kelantan and Pahang had two cases each while Perak, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Terengganu and Putrajaya had one case each.