KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): New Covid-19 infections jumped to 2,875 today, from 2,340 yesterday, raising the country s total cases to 384,688, the Health Ministry said.
Kelantan emerged as the state with the highest number of new cases, with a record 662 infections in the 24 hours as of noon.
The spread of infections also worsened in Selangor with 633 new cases, while Sarawak reported 474 and Kuala Lumpur 332.
Seven Covid-19-related deaths were reported during the 24-hour period, bringing Malaysia s coronavirus death toll to 1,407, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement.
Three of the new deaths were reported in Sabah, while two were from Selangor and one each from Sarawak and Kelantan. Among them was a foreign national who died in Sabah.
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