Malaysia reported 432 new COVID-19 cases yesterday (October 5th) - the highest daily tally since the start of the pandemic.

The shocking new number surpasses the previous record of 317 new cases in a day, which was recorded just three days ago on October 3rd.

Here’s a breakdown of yesterday’s numbers:

Kedah and Sabah continued to report the most number of new cases, with 231 and 130 cases respectively, followed by Selangor (34), Kuala Lumpur (7) and Terengganu (5).

All states, except Penang and Perlis, also reported new cases yesterday.

Further details are as follows:

Kenyataan Akhbar KKM Situasi Semasa Jangkitan COVID-19, 5 Oktober 2020.

-57 kes sembuh, jumlah kes sembuh 10,340.
-432 kes baharu, jumlah keseluruhan kes 12,813.
-32 ICU, 8 memerlukan bantuan alat pernafasan.
- 3 Kluster baharu pic.twitter.com/oEEVpNgt4E

— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) October 5, 2020

Yesterday’s numbers bring our total number of reported cases to 12,813, with 2,336 cases still active!

Please continue to follow SOPs, and try to avoid crowded places as much as possible.

Stay safe, people!

by Kyle Roshen Jacob