Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia continues to log below 3k COVID-19 cases, Argentina new Covid cases rise to highest in almost six months

Episode 330,   Dec 28, 2021, 09:00 AM

AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, December 28, 2021, Malaysia reports 2,897 new COVID-19 infections today.

This is the third consecutive day the country has logged below 3,000 new Covid-19 cases.

The country recorded 35 Covid-19 deaths with six brought in dead cases, as of yesterday.

Meanwhile, there are about 42,917 active Covid-19 cases in the country.

Also, Argentina’s latest Covid-19 cases  almost doubled to 20,263 new infections, as the Omicron variant spreads around the world.

According to the country's health ministry, this is the highest daily tally in almost 6 months.

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