With latest jump, Malaysia now has third highest Covid-19 cases in Asia

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia now has the third highest number of Covid-19 cases in Asia behind China, South Korea and Japan.

This follows the latest jump in the number of new cases in Malaysia, with 110 new cases reported on Thursday bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 900.

Japan, in comparison, has 889 cases as at 4.30pm Thursday, according to an online dashboard created by the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering.for the latest figures and related information on the number of cases in Malaysia and worldwide, compiled by

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