KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 20,897 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, up from 19,268 cases on Monday (Aug 30), said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

       The country has recorded more than 20,000 cases daily from Oct 24-29, with the highest figure of 24,599 on Oct 26.

       Dr Noor Hisham, in a post on his Facebook page, said the total number of infections in Malaysia was now 1,746,254.

       "Selangor recorded the highest number of cases, with 4,371, followed by Sabah (2,594), Sarawak (2,285), Johor (2,159), Kedah (1,942) and Penang (1,732).

       "Meanwhile, Kelantan recorded 1,479 cases, followed by Perak (1,204), Kuala Lumpur (1,003), Pahang (798), Terengganu (608), Melaka (417) and Negeri Sembilan (215)," he said.

       Meanwhile, three states recorded fewer than 100 cases, namely Perlis (64), Putrajaya (25) and Labuan (one). - Bernama