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Health director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a post on Facebook that Thursday's newly confirmed Covid-19 infected individuals brought the nation's cumulative number of pandemic cases to 2.31 million so far

In a Bursa Malaysia filing on Monday, the stainless steel cookware maker said indirect subsidiary BlackBixon Sdn Bhd signed the agreement as part of its efforts to diversify into the food and beverages business.

"We should be able to start offering booster shots to our seniors this month, as we focus on protecting the vulnerable & reducing deaths.”

Among the 109 deaths, 33 were brought-in-dead cases. 

Sarawak led the list with 1,418 new cases, followed by Selangor (1,000), Johor (981) Terengganu (827) and Kelantan (796).

This brought cumulative Covid-19 cases in the country to 2,268,499

The latest reported deaths brought cumulative Covid-19-linked fatalities in the country to 26,456

The group also recorded higher revenue from its consumer marketing, F&B, property investment and development, and hotels and resorts business segments in 4QFY21.

Its associate director for South and Southeast Asia financial institutions ratings, Nancy Duan, said the credit rating agency does not expect any material exposure from Malaysian banks to Evergrande

This comes after Hatten Land recently announced that it would repurpose its retail malls in Melaka for digital activities such as cryptomining and e-commerce, with these activities leveraging existing infrastructure and lower energy costs in Malaysia