July 23, 2021, 05:37 PM
Malaysia has recorded 15,573 new Covid-19 cases today (July 23), the highest number of daily cases in the country thus far.
Terkini #COVID19, 23 Julai 2021.
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15,573 kes baharu
This is also the first time the country has surpassed the 15,000 mark in a day.
Selangor recorded the most cases
According to Malaysia's Ministry of Health, the state that recorded the most number of Covid-19 cases is Selangor, with 7,672 cases.
This second highest state is Kuala Lumpur with 2,063 cases, followed by Kedah (937 cases) and Johor (722 cases).
Perlis recorded the least number of cases, with only three confirmed Covid-19 infections.
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The total number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia is now 980,491.
Covid-19 variants found in Malaysia
Earlier today (July 23), Malaysia's Director-General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a Facebook post that 199 Covid-19 cases involving variants of concern (VOCs) had been identified in Malaysia.
106 of the cases contain the Delta variant. 10 contain the Beta variant, and three contain the Alpha variant.
The variants were found from ongoing studies by the Institute of Medical Research and the Institution of Community Health and Medicine at the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
Hisham added:
"This brings the cumulative number of cases infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus categorised as VOCs and Variants of Interest (VOIs) to 429 cases.
Of the total detected, 409 cases were VOCs while 20 cases were VOIs."
Top image from Malaysia's Ministry of Health/FB.
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