Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases rise to 6,440, puts second phase of recovery plan further away

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia recorded 6,440 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the first time the country has gone above the 6,000-case level since June 11.

The increase also meant the country was further away from phase two of the National Recovery Plan, which required daily cases to fall below 4,000.

According to data health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah posted on Twitter on Friday, Selangor still topped the list with 2,095 cases or nearly a third of all cases recorded in the last 24 hours.

This is followed by Negri Sembilan which recorded 870 cases, then Kuala Lumpur (816), Johor (592) and Sarawak (536), to name a few other most concerning states which recorded high Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. MALAY MAIL