KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases has increased by 0.8 per cent to 28,554 cases in the 31st epidemiological week (ME 31) from July 31 to Aug 6, comprising 28,499 local cases and 55 imported cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said for the same period, the number of fatalities due to Covid-19 increased to 60 cases compared with 49 cases reported in the previous week, which is a 22.4 per cent jump.
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