Malaysia reports 2,468 new COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's health ministry on Tuesday reported 2,468 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country, bringing its total tally to 288,229.
Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press statement that four of the new cases were imported and 2,464 were local transmissions.
Another 14 deaths were recorded, bringing the country's COVID-19 death toll to 1,076.
An additional 4,055 patients were discharged from hospitals, br ...