Malaysia Covid-19 cases nearing 3m, with over 20,000 new cases reported
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The country has been battered by five-figure new infections for six days in a row.
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PETALING JAYA - Nearly three million people in Malaysia have been infected by the Covid-19 virus while active cases have swelled to more than 100,000.
The country has been battered by five-figure new infections for six days in a row, with the highest number of 20,939 reported on Friday (Feb 11), The Star reported.
The highest-ever single-day figure recorded by Malaysia was 24,599 cases on Aug 26, 2021.
Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, tweeted that the latest tally brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,996,361.
