Rise in sporadic infections worrying, says Noor Hisham


Ravin Palanisamy

A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 vaccination jab in the new centre at Bukit Jalil stadium. The Health Ministry says that sporadic cases continue to rise despite the MCO. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, June 21, 2021.

THE rise in sporadic infections since the start of the year is worrying, said director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, adding that the Klang Valley reported the bulk of this type of infections.

According to Noor Hisham, from January 1 to June 19, Malaysia recorded a total of 578,105 Covid-19 cases with 69%, or 398,846 cases, identified as sporadic infections.


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