Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases climb to 6,988 after one month of FMCO
This compares with 6,276 cases yesterday, and marks the third consecutive day that new infections stayed above 6,000.
This compares with 6,276 cases yesterday, and marks the third consecutive day that new infections stayed above 6,000.
Selangor remained as the worst-hit state after reporting 2,836 pandemic cases, up from 2,299 yesterday
The national R0 number has been going up since June 26, when it stood at 0.97, to 0.99 on June 27, 1.00 on June 28 and 1.04 yesterday.
Selangor has recorded 2,299 cases, the highest among all states, while Kuala Lumpur saw 1,361 daily cases today.
This is the sixth consecutive day that new cases remained above the 5,000 level.
Putrajaya previously targeted 200,000 doses per day in July, and 300,000 a day by August
The third consecutive day above the 5,000 mark
FMM also suggested several other measures to be implemented in tandem with Phase Two, to avoid permanent and irreversible damage to businesses and the economy:
Five of the new VOC cases were linked to the Beta variant (B.1.351), while the sixth VOC case was of the Delta variant (B.1.617.2).
He said the private vaccination market in the country has been delayed due to the limited global Covid-19 vaccine supply.