Covid-19 (Jan 2): New cases exceed 2,000 for third-consecutive day, 9 deaths
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Modified2 Jan 2021, 2:40 pm
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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry has reported 2,295 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today.
This is the first time that cases have exceeded the 2,000 mark for three consecutive days.
Selangor had the most cases, while there was a surge of cases in both Johor and Penang.
However, the number of recoveries was even higher with 3,321.
Of the new cases, 135 were from clusters linked to lockups, prisons, and immigration detention centres.
Leading indicators:
Active cases: 22,398 ↓ (1,035 fewer than the previous day, sixth consecutive day of new records)