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New COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, Malaysia rise sharply

Indonesia's Health Ministry on February 28 reported 5,560 more cases of COVID-19 and 185 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total tally to 1,334,634 with 36,166 deaths.
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Hanoi (VNA) - Indonesia's Health Ministryon February 28 reported 5,560 more cases of COVID-19 and 185 more deaths in thepast 24 hours, bringing the country's total tally to 1,334,634 with 36,166deaths.

Specifically, Jakarta recorded 2,098 new confirmedcases; West Java, 770; East Kalimantan, 374; Central Java, 327; and East Java,324.

Meanwhile, Malaysia detected 2,437 new COVID-19infections, the Health Ministry said on February 28, bringing the nationaltotal to 300,752.

The Health Ministry’s Director-General Noor HishamAbdullah said in a press statement that two of the new cases are imported and2,435 are local transmissions.

An additional nine deaths have been reported, pushingthe death toll to 1,130.

Some 3,251 patients have been released afterrecovery, bringing the total cured and discharged to 273,417 or 90.9 percent ofall cases.

Of the remaining 26,205 active cases, 202 are beingheld in intensive care units./.


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