KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia reported 260 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its biggest daily spike in infections since June 4, mostly due to an outbreak in Sabah state on Borneo island, the health ministry said.
The Southeast Asian country has reported a total of 11,484 cases of the virus so far, including 136 deaths.
The jump in cases came after a surge in travel to and from Sabah ahead of state elections last Saturday.
(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Toby Chopra)
