PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has discovered another 23 new Covid-19 infections in the country with links to two variants of concern (VOC).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the findings were based on genomic surveillance conducted by the ministry between June 3 and June 8.
“Of the 23 VOC cases, 19 contain the Beta variant . Eight of the cases were reported in Selangor, while three were detected in Putrajaya. Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Perak, Perlis and Kedah have a case each. “Another four cases contain the Delta variant . The cases were recorded in Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur, ” said Dr Noor Hisham in a statement on Thursday .A majority of the VOC cases -123 cases to date - are those from the Beta variant.The Beta variant was first detected in South Africa, while the Delta variant or the Indian variant has so far been found in 13 cases in Malaysia, of which eight are imported while three are locally transmitted.
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