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KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new positive cases of Covid-19 today stood at four figures with 1,472 cases in which 52.9 percent or 778 cases of the Teratai group were detected.
However, Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said 1,552 recoveries were reported, surpassing the number of new positive cases.
“The Teratai cluster today also contributed to 87.3 percent of daily cases in Selangor (891 cases),” it said in a statement today.
He said that during the week, Malaysia has shown a more stable total of daily cases with a large portion coming from construction sites and factories.
“The high figure follows the expansion of active detection and detection of close contacts in the field,” he said.
Dr. Noor Hisham said that since his announcement on November 7, a total of 6,603 people had been screened for the Teratai group and, of that number, 5,056 positive cases were detected involving 331 (6.5 percent) locals and 4,725 (93.5 percent) foreigners. .
A total of 1,501 individuals were detected negative, while 46 individuals are still awaiting the results. and all positive cases have been isolated.
“Therefore, the Ministry of Health welcomes the announcement by Chief Minister (Security Group) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to extend the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) at the factory workers’ shelter from 1 to December 14, ”he said.
He said the employer had been instructed to stop the operation and close the factory in stages to carry out the inspection of all its employees.
Apart from that, he said, health personnel have also been mobilized from the beginning to the affected areas to help with control and prevention activities.
Of the total new cases registered today, he said that five were imported.
“To date, there are 120 positive cases of Covid-19 in treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU), 44 cases required respiratory assistance and three deaths have been registered,” he said.
Dr. Noor Hisham said that all three deaths involved people from Sabah. The first death involved a 64-year-old woman with diabetes, high blood pressure, and colon cancer.
The second death involved a 51-year-old man with high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease, and the third death involved a 24-year-old man. – Called
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