Covid-19 (Feb 3): 4,284 new cases, death toll crosses 800 mark
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Modified3 Feb 2021, 11:52 am
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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 4,284 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths, bringing the cumulative death toll to 809.
New cases in Sabah - the epicenter of Covid-19 cases late last year - have not been this low (190) since late December and numbers have been trending downwards since Jan 23.
Active cases: 48,309
Number of samples taken : 67,264
In Selangor, the majority of new cases are from existing clusters, new clusters and close contacts. The situation is reverse in Johor, where 563 out of 964 new cases are detected through other screenings .
Johor is among seven state/territory health departments that does not report a breakdown of what constituted other screenings .