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Coronavirus: Malaysia reports record single-day spike in cases
- Malaysia logged 6,075 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the biggest daily increase since the pandemic began
- The nation’s richest state Selangor accounted for more than a third of caseload at 2,251 infections
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Malaysia reported its biggest single-day increase in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began, adding pressure on the government to do more after imposing nationwide curbs on movement this month.
The country had 6,075 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, with the nation’s richest state Selangor contributing the most number of new infections with 2,251 cases, Health Director General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a tweet.
This was followed by the southern state of Johor at 699 and capital city of Kuala Lumpur at 660, he said.
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Daily coronavirus deaths in Malaysia in the past two weeks have surged to records amid the detection of new variants. Selangor has led the spike in daily infections in May, spurring calls for a full lockdown of the state that is home to businesses including the world’s top rubber glove manufacturers.
Shares of Genting Malaysia Bhd., which operates a hilltop casino, tumbled almost 5 per cent in Kuala Lumpur trading, while its parent Genting Bhd. sank 4.2 per cent. Glove makers rallied, with Supermax Corp. jumping 8.4 per cent, Hartalega Holdings Bhd. adding 3.7 per cent and Top Glove Corp. rising 2.6 per cent.
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