After two-day drop, daily Covid-19 cases on rise again in Malaysia with another 7,105 new infections

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Malaysia recorded another 7,105 new daily cases today, bringing the total number of infected to 579,462.

Selangor topped the list with 2,068 cases followed by Kuala Lumpur (817 cases), Sarawak (703), Kelantan (531 cases), Johor (431 cases) and Penang (400 cases).

All states recorded new daily cases except for Perlis with zero cases.

In a tweet, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 71 people died from Covid-19 today; two of them non-Malaysians.

A total of 872 patients nationwide are currently warded in intensive care units; 419 of them need ventilators.

Dr Noor Hisham also said 6,083 patients have recovered, leaving active cases at 80,474.