Friday, 01 Jan 2021 06:52 PM MYT BY R. LOHESWAR Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya on December 9, 2020. — Picture by Miera Zulyana Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Covid-19 infections continued to stay high on the first day of the new year, lifting Malaysia’s overall cases to 115,078 since the pandemic began last year. Today’s daily new cases reached 2,068, with Selangor maintaining pole position with 776 cases, a slight dip compared to 1,205 yesterday. Over half of the state’s new cases today, or 425 came from existing clusters and regular screenings, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement.