Malaysia reports new Covid-19 daily of 9,066 on Oct 3, lowest since July 12

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 3): Malaysia recorded a further drop in new Covid-19 daily cases, down below the 10,000 figure mark to 9,066 on Sunday — the first in nearly three months.

The latest round of Covid-19 cases reported fell by more than 1,000 cases, compared with 10,915 Covid-19 cases recorded on Saturday (Oct 2).

It is also the lowest number of daily cases reported since July 12, 2021, which saw 8,574 cases.

As such, this brings the total cumulative cases as of Oct 3 to 2,277,565 cases.

According to Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Sarawak led the list with 1,418 new cases, followed by Selangor (1,000), Johor (981) Terengganu (827) and Kelantan (796).

"Sabah recorded 767 cases, followed by Kedah (670), Perak (669), Pahang (630) and Penang (620),” he said on his official social media accounts.

Meanwhile, Malacca recorded 206 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur (201), Negeri Sembilan (191), Perlis (66) and Putrajaya (24). Labuan was the only state that recorded no new cases (0).

Meanwhile, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in a tweet Sunday afternoon said: "Complacency kills. Mask up. Avoid crowds. Vaccinate. Test if symptomatic. Isolate if positive. Look after your health",  following the latest development on Covid-19 cases in the country on Sunday.

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