Seven new Covid-19 cases

The Health Ministry has reported seven new Covid-19 cases up to noon today, of which three cases were transmitted locally.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (above) said the three cases were detected through pre-operation testing in Sabah hospitals – two at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, and one at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Likas.

The three cases involved Malaysians, he said.

As for imported cases, one infection was reported each from Pakistan, Russia, Australia, and Indonesia.