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Malaysia’s COVID-19 cases highest in four months

Malaysia confirmed 9,117 new COVID-19 cases on February 5, the highest since October 2021, bringing the total to over 2.9 million.
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Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysiaconfirmed 9,117 new COVID-19 cases on February 5, the highest since October2021, bringing the total to over 2.9 million.

The country's Health Ministry said thoughthe number of new infections hiked, most of them were mild cases as nearly 79percent of population have been fully vaccinated and 52 percent aged above 18have been given booster shots.

So far, at least nine ASEAN member states have recordedOmicron-related cases. However, they basically curbed the pandemic and thenumber of deaths was not too high./. 

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