{"id":10235,"date":"2021-07-08T17:06:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T09:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10235"},"modified":"2021-07-08T17:06:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T09:06:51","slug":"covid-8868-new-cases-thursday-health-dg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10235","title":{"rendered":"COVID: 8,868 new cases Thursday &#8211; Health DG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 &#8212; Malaysia\u2019s COVID-19 cases continue to surge as 8,868 new cases were reported today, bringing the cumulative total to 808,658.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, the country reported\u00a07,097 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-08-at-17.05.28.png\" alt=\"covid\" class=\"wp-image-10236\" width=\"461\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-08-at-17.05.28.png 585w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-08-at-17.05.28-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-08-at-17.05.28-183x100.png 183w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-08-at-17.05.28-350x191.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In his tweet, Health director-general&nbsp;Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor has the highest daily tally with&nbsp;4,152 new cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur (1,133),&nbsp;Negeri Sembilan (897),&nbsp;Johor (336),&nbsp;Sarawak (281) and Sabah (279).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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