275: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia's COVID-19 cases rise to 21,176, Sydney's COVID-19 cases nears 2k

<div>AMONG the headlines for Friday, September 10, 2021, Malaysia recorded a slight rise in Covid-19 cases to 21,176 today to take the cumulative number of infections to 1,940,950.<br /><br /> Leading the list is Sarawak with 3,734, followed by Selangor (3,595), Johor (2,297), Sabah (2,246), Penang (1,939), Kedah (1,808), Perak (1,366) and Kelantan (1,254).<br /> <br /> Pahang recorded 853 cases, Terengganu (776), Melaka (485), Kuala Lumpur (467), Negri Sembilan (252), Perlis (77), Putrajaya (21), and Labuan (6).<br /> <br /> <br /> Also, Australia's COVID-19 daily cases surged to 1,900 today for the first time in the pandemic, reporting about 1,156 people being hospitalised, with 207 in intensive care, 89 of whom require ventilation.<br /> <br /> The rising cases in Sydney increased the load for ambulance staff, with the number of COVID-19 patients transported doubling in the last two weeks to almost 6,000.<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>