227: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia hits nearly 7k new COVID-19 cases, New South Wales Delta outbreak grows despite lockdown

<div>AMONG the headlines for Thursday, 1 July, 2021, Malaysia reported a total of 6,988 new Covid-19 cases within the past 24-hours.<br /><br /> According to the data from the Ministry of Health, Selangor leads the list once more with 2,885 new cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur (988) and Negri Sembilan (692).<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Sarawak reported 544  cases, followed by  Melaka (311), Johor (270), Kedah (250)and Sabah (232).<br /> <br /> The states that saw fewer than 200 cases are Pahang with 195, followed by Penang (174), Perak (149), Labuan (129), Kelantan (108), Terengganu (50), Putrajaya (10) and Perlis (1).<br /> <br /> Also, Australia's New South Wales state fears of new clusters as it reported a spike in new infections for a third straight day despite being in a lockdown. The state warned that significant numbers of new COVID-19 cases were being found in the community.<br /> <br /> Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.<br /> <br /> We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.<br /> <br /> Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.</div>