KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's health ministry reported 219 coronavirus deaths on Monday (Aug 2), a daily record, bringing the Southeast Asian country's ...
FILE PHOTO: A cemetery worker wearing a protective suit rests on a coffin for a COVID-19 victim at a cemetery in Klang, Malaysia on Jul 24, 2021. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's health ministry reported 219 coronavirus deaths on Monday , a daily record, bringing the Southeast Asian country's total toll since the start of the pandemic to 9,403 deaths.
The ministry also reported 15,764 new COVID-19 infections, bringing Malaysia's cumulative case total to 1,146,186 cases.This is a drop from the 17,150 cases reported on Sunday, said health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor remained the state with the highest number of cases at 6,067. This is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 1,536, Johor with 1,222, and Sabah with 1,166.