Malaysia’s total coronavirus infections rise above 1 million

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A healthcare worker administers the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to an elderly man at his home, in Kuala Langat, Malaysia July 17, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s total coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic surpasssed 1 million on Sunday after the country’s health ministry reported a record 17,045 new coronavirus cases.

The total number of infections in the country stood at 1,013,438.

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