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Covid-19 : new cases now at 10,089, likely to continue on upward trend, according to MOH

DANIAL DZULKIFLY
By DANIAL DZULKIFLY
06 Feb 2022 03:11pm
The nation charts 10,089 cases in the last 24 hours and is likely to see an upward trend.
The nation charts 10,089 cases in the last 24 hours and is likely to see an upward trend.
SHAH ALAM - The nation recorded 10,089 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with cases likely to show an upward trend, according to data released by the Health Ministry.

In a tweet today, Director General of Health Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah stated with the new cases, the nation has recorded a cumulative 2,914,220 cases since the pandemic began

Similarly, in an earlier tweet, Dr Noor Hisham also stated that the nation's overall Rt or the effective reproduction number of Covid-19 infections were at 1.2 as of yesterday (Jan 5).

"At present the Ro/Rt of 1.2. we expect to reach 22K cases by end of March 2022. Hence the onus is on us to comply to all the public health and social measures plus increasing the vaccination and booster shot coverage to reduce the transmission and lower the Ro/Rt to less than 1,'' he said.

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