PETALING JAYA: The number of Covid-19 cases logged on Tuesday (July 13), which breached the five-figure mark for the first time in the country, was in tandem with the increased number of screenings carried out beginning last week, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the more than 11,000 cases recorded was in line with increased screenings from July 6 to 12, which saw a total of 825,373 overall tests done, a higher number than usual.
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