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New cases dip again to below 18,000

Selangor down to just over 4,300 cases.

Staff Writers
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A worker pushes a trolley of textile goods past a row of shops that remain closed in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur.
A worker pushes a trolley of textile goods past a row of shops that remain closed in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur.

Another 17,672 Covid-19 cases were recorded today, taking total confirmed infections in the country to 1,572,765.

Selangor recorded 4,316 cases, Sabah 2,474, Kedah 1,602, Penang 1,451, Kelantan 1,176, Sarawak 1,538 and Johor 1,367.

Perak recorded 952 cases, Kuala Lumpur 891, Pahang 506, Negeri Sembilan 478, Terengganu 470 and Melaka 363.

Perlis recorded 57 cases, Putrajaya 24 and Labuan seven.

Active cases stand at 260,700 with 1,040 in the ICU and 502 in need of respiratory assistance.

Another 19,053 patients recovered, bringing total recoveries to 1,297,723.

However, 174 more deaths were reported, pushing the virus toll to 14,342.