MP SPEAKS | Grim record as Malaysia overtakes Singapore in Covid-19 case count
MP SPEAKS | Malaysia has overtaken Singapore with a more cumulative total of Covid-19 cases two days earlier than I had expected and is heading to overtake China before Parliament ends in mid-December by current trajectories.
Malaysia is now ranked 83rd in the world among countries with the biggest cumulative total of 58,847 Covid-19 cases while Singapore is at 84 with 58,183 cases as its cumulative total.
China, which was the top country in the world with Covid-19 infections and fatalities at the beginning of the epidemic early this year, is now placed at No 68 with 86,464 Covid-19 cases and 4,634 fatalities.
I had first expected Malaysia to overtake China by the end of the year, and later by a week earlier during Christmas season, but I had not expected the daily increase of Covid-19 cases to surge upwards to break the 2,000 four-digit figure...
RM12.50 / month
- Unlimited access to award-winning journalism
- Comment and share your opinions on all our articles
- Gift interesting stories to your friends
- Tax deductable