Malaysia reports 37 new coronavirus cases with one new death

FILE PHOTO: A security guard checks a customer’s temperature at a mall entrance as Malaysia reopens a majority of businesses, after a movement control order was imposed to fight the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Malaysian health authorities on Tuesday reported 37 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative total to 6,978 cases.

The health ministry also reported one new death, bringing total fatalities to 114.

(Reporting by Joseph Sipalan; Editing by Catherine Evans)