Covid-19 update: 21 new cases, bringing total to 9,023, no new deaths

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 21 new Covid-19 cases and 18 recoveries on Wednesday (Aug 5), bringing the total infections in the country to 9,023 cases.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there are 196 active cases in the country now.

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