With latest jump, Malaysia now has third highest Covid-19 cases in Asia

(The Star) – Malaysia now has the third highest number of Covid-19 cases in Asia behind China, South Korea and Japan.

This follows the latest jump in the number of new cases in Malaysia, with 110 new cases reported on Thursday (March 19) bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 900.

Japan, in comparison, has 889 cases as at 4.30pm Thursday, according to an online dashboard created by the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering.

South Korea has 8,565 cases, while China still leads with 81,139 cases.