(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Malaysia's confirmed cases hit the second lowest this year, officials say it may rebound after Hari Raya

　　China News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, April 26 (Reporter Chen Yue) The Malaysian health department reported on the 26th that the country added 2,478 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia on the 25th.

This is the second lowest number of new cases in a single day in Malaysia this year after 2,342 new cases in a single day on January 17. It is also the first time that the number of new cases in a single day in Malaysia has fallen below 3,000 in the past 100 days since January 17.

　　In the seven days before April 25, the number of newly confirmed cases in Malaysia remained between 4,000 and 7,000 in a single day; on April 24, there were still more than 4,000 confirmed cases in Malaysia in a single day.

　　The peak of the new wave of the epidemic in Malaysia caused by the mutant strain of Omicron appeared in February, with more than 30,000 new confirmed cases in a single day at the peak.

Since April 10, the number of newly diagnosed cases in a single day has dropped to less than 10,000, and the number of new cases in a single day in the country has maintained a downward trend so far.

The data of 2,478 new cases recorded on the 25th have returned to the level before the peak of this wave of epidemics.

　　The latest data provided by the Ministry of Health shows that the positive rate of samples tested in the country has dropped to 10.5% on April 23, and the positive rate of more than 14% during the peak period has dropped significantly, falling back to the level in mid-to-late February this year.

　　However, Nur Hisham, director of the Malaysian Ministry of Health, said in an interview with local media a few days ago that only after the Eid al-Fitr festival, which is the beginning of May, the epidemic remains under control, can it be judged that the epidemic in the country has become mild.

　　Noor also predicted on the 25th that confirmed cases in Malaysia may rise after Hari Raya, but the cases will be mainly mild.

"Hopefully after Eid al-Fitr, we can still control the spread of the virus in the community." (End)