KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 4 (Sin Chew Daily) — 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the country today, bringing the total number of cases to 50.

Health director-general Datuk Noor Hisham Abdullah said all the new cases were linked to 26th confirmed case in the country, an UDA Holding Berhad director.

There are 215 people having come into close contact with the 26th case. 16 of them have been confirmed with COVID-19 infection while 19 have tested negative.