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COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 1,309 new cases of Covid-19 today and almost 1,000 of them were found outside of Sabah, which had been the epicenter of the pandemic during the current third wave.
East Malaysia recorded a total of 325 new cases, while Peninsular Malaysia recorded 984 new infections.
Most of the new cases in Peninsular Malaysia were from Kuala Lumpur (493) and Selangor (238).
On the other hand, the Ministry of Health reported 1,333 new recoveries today.
This brings cumulative recoveries to 52,647 versus cumulative positive cases of 64,485.
The Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement, explained that the increase in Kuala Lumpur was due in large part to clusters at construction sites.
He said that of the 493 new infections in KL, 473 were from construction site groups.
Main indicators:
Active cases: 11,481 ↓ (27 less than the previous day)
Patients in intensive care: 116 ↓ (Two less than the previous day)
Intubated patients: 42 ↓ (One less than the previous day)
Deaths: 3 ↓ (One less than the previous day)
The three deaths put the latest death toll at 357 people. The details of the new deaths are as follows:
Patient 41,169 (Death 355): 64-year-old Malaysian man. He died at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Perak. He had a history of diabetes, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and chronic heart disease.
Patient 60,507 (Death 356): 89-year-old Malaysian man. He died at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital in Negeri Sembilan. He had stomach cancer.
Patient 62,337 (Death 357): 53-year-old woman who is not a citizen. He died at Tawau Hospital, Sabah. He had a history of diabetes.
A breakdown of the new cases by state is as follows:
Kuala Lumpur (493)
Existing cluster: 450
New groups: 23 (Sungai Mulia construction site group)
Close Contacts: 7
Other screenings: 13
Sabah (290)
Existing clusters: 63
New clusters: 27 (Batu Lima cluster)
Close contacts: 130
Other screenings: 71
Selangor (238)
Existing clusters: 105
New clusters: 8 (Yayasan cluster)
Close Contacts: 49
Other screenings: 76
Silver (77)
Existing clusters: 71
Close Contacts: 2
Other projections: 4
Kedah (52)
Existing clusters: 50
Close Contacts: 1
other projections: 1
Penang (46)
Existing clusters: 29
Close Contacts: 6
Other screenings: 11
Johor (37)
Existing clusters: 21
Close Contacts: 8
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 7
Labuan (35)
Existing clusters: 7
Other screenings: 28
Negeri Sembilan (32 years)
Existing clusters: 31
Close Contacts: 1
Kelantan (6)
New group: 6 (Hilir group)
Pahang (1)
Close Contacts: 1
Malacca (1)
Other projections: 1
Terengganu (1)
Existing cluster: 1
Sarawak, Putrajaya and Perlis did not report any new cases today.
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