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A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman to be tested for Covid-19 at the Sunway Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, on March 12, 2021. — Picture by REUTERS

New Covid-19 cases drop slightly to 5,586 — Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped slightly to 5,586 in the last 24 hours from 5,803 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

In a posting on Twitter today, he said this brought the cumulative figure for positive cases to 734,048 since the outbreak early last year.

Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor again the topped the daily case list with 2,212 infections, followed by Kuala Lumpur (628), Sarawak (513), Negeri Sembilan (501), Melaka (380), Johor (312), Perak (229), Sabah (190), Penang (138) and Kelantan (133).

Kedah recorded 129 cases, Pahang (118), Labuan (83), Terengganu (16) and Putrajaya (four) while Perlis had none.

— Bernama

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