File photo of a man getting tested for Covid-19.
KUCHING (June 15): Sarawak recorded another day of over 700 new Covid-19 positive cases today at 718.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Facebook post said the state’s latest figure was the second highest in the country behind Selangor which recorded 1,996 cases.
He said Sarawak’s cumulative number of Covid-19 cases was now 56,905.
New cases were also recorded in Kuala Lumpur with 650 cases followed by Negeri Sembilan (396), Johor (366), Kedah (252), Kelantan (245), Sabah (230), Melaka (155), Labuan (138), Penang (124), Perak (68), Terengganu (43), Pahang (32), Putrajaya (5) and Perlis (1).
Malaysia recorded 5,419 cases today, bringing the cumulative total of positive cases to 667,876 cases nationwide.