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Sarawak remained as the state with the most daily cases at 3,100, while Selangor recorded 2,989 cases and Penang had 2,474 cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted.

Starting Sept 16, Klang Valley residents who have yet to get vaccinated can get their Covid-19 vaccines at selected health clinics which would be announced later.

The former finance minister's lawyer said his client had been in close contact with a Covid-19 positive patient and as such, is under a 10-day quarantine order from Sept 1 to 10. 

The reopening of the border is expected to reinvigorate the retail and tourism sectors as well as revive economic activities in the city and nearby districts of Johor  Bahru.

The CITF said the cumulative 37.07 million doses involved 20.81 million people who had received at least one jab, including 16.3 million individuals who were fully vaccinated.

Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said two of the three premises that sold the test kits above the ceiling price were issued a warning.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in a statement today said live performance activities such as theater, musicals, music and comedy shows (pre-registered) will also be allowed to resume at 30% capacity of the premises comprising fully vaccinated individuals.

"The fully vaccinated numbers should be excluded from the existing maximum of 60% of total employees allowed to go back physically to work," said Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPK) president Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok in a joint open letter to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today.

Sarawak still remained as the worst-hit state with 3,200 cases followed by Selangor (2,407), Johor (2,174), Sabah (2,107), Penang (1,776), Kedah (1,487), Kelantan (1,458) and Perak (1,197).