Prognosis
Malaysia’s Covid Cases May Rise From Record Before Levelling
- New infections topped 11,000 on Tuesday, an all-time high
- Delta variant, increased screening behind recent surge
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Malaysia’s Covid cases which topped a record 11,000 on Tuesday may climb further in the next few days before stabilizing as the outbreak is being driven by the contagious Delta variant, Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said.
“We projected that the number of cases from July 3 will increase. It has been a week, and we anticipate that it will go up for a week or two, before we see cases stabilize,” he said at a briefing. “One of the reasons is because of the Delta variant. It is airborne and so the transmission is faster.”