Malaysiaâs Covid Cases May Rise From Record Before Levelling Jul 13 2021, 8:23 PM July 13 2021, 6:10 PM July 13 2021, 8:23 PM (Bloomberg) -- Malaysiaâs Covid cases which topped a record 11,000 on Tuesday may climb further in the next few days before stabilizing as the outbreak is being driven by the contagious Delta variant, Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said. (Bloomberg) -- Malaysiaâs Covid cases which topped a record 11,000 on Tuesday may climb further in the next few days before stabilizing as the outbreak is being driven by the contagious Delta variant, Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said. âWe projected that the number of cases from July 3 will increase. It has been a week, and we anticipate that it will go up for a week or two, before we see cases stabilize,â he said at a briefing. âOne of the reasons is because of the Delta variant. It is airborne and so the transmission is faster.â