Malaysia records 4,979 new Covid-19 cases, second time daily infections below 5,000 for Oct

People are seen wearing protective masks as they walk along the Bukit Bintang shopping area in Kuala Lumpur, October 28, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Firdaus Latif

People are seen wearing protective masks as they walk along the Bukit Bintang shopping area in Kuala Lumpur, October 28, 2021. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

By KENNETH TEE

Sunday, 31 Oct 2021 3:34 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — The Health Ministry logged 4,979 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

This the second time daily infections dipped below the 5,000 mark this month.

The latest numbers represented a decrease of 875 cases compared to the new infections recorded yesterday.

According to the CovidNow website, Malaysia previously recorded 4,782 cases on October 25.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country since the start of the pandemic to 2,471,642.

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