{"id":9525,"date":"2021-05-16T18:48:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T10:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=9525"},"modified":"2021-05-16T18:48:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T10:48:13","slug":"slight-drop-in-new-covid-19-cases-to-3780-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=9525","title":{"rendered":"Slight drop in new COVID-19 cases to 3,780 in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KUALA LUMPUR, May 16&nbsp;&#8212; New COVID-19 cases in Malaysia dropped sightly to 3,780 today from 4,140 yesterday, said Health director-general&nbsp;Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to\u00a0470,110.<\/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\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-16-at-18.43.51.png\" alt=\"drop\" class=\"wp-image-9526\" width=\"509\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-16-at-18.43.51.png 588w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-16-at-18.43.51-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-16-at-18.43.51-155x100.png 155w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-16-at-18.43.51-350x226.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a posting on his Twitter page, he said Selangor again topped the list with 1,275 cases, followed by Sarawak (405) and&nbsp;Kedah (363).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelantan recorded 357 cases, followed by&nbsp;Kuala Lumpur (342),&nbsp;Johor&nbsp;(224),&nbsp;Penang&nbsp;(187),&nbsp;Pahang (159),&nbsp;Melaka (122),&nbsp;Perak (115),&nbsp;Sabah (87),&nbsp;Negeri Sembilan (70),&nbsp;Terengganu (58),&nbsp;Putrajaya and&nbsp;Labuan (seven each), and&nbsp;Perlis (two).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; 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