Malaysia records highest daily Covid-19 case count; KL most affected, SE Asia


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KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia on Saturday (Dec 26) recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with 2,335 infections. Capital city Kuala Lumpur made up the largest share – 31.2 per cent – of the new infections, with 728 cases, followed by Selangor with 710 cases and Johor with 412 cases. The previous record was 2,234 cases on Dec 10. The Ministry of Health also revealed 11 more new Covid-19 clusters throughout the country, taking the total number of active clusters to 215. Of these active clusters, 59 contributed to...