Slight drop in new COVID-19 cases to 3,780 in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — New COVID-19 cases in Malaysia dropped sightly to 3,780 today from 4,140 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 470,110.

In a posting on his Twitter page, he said Selangor again topped the list with 1,275 cases, followed by Sarawak (405) and Kedah (363).

Kelantan recorded 357 cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur (342), Johor (224), Penang (187), Pahang (159), Melaka (122), Perak (115), Sabah (87), Negeri Sembilan (70), Terengganu (58), Putrajaya and Labuan (seven each), and Perlis (two).

— BERNAMA