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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,771 COVID-19 cases were recorded among healthcare workers, with 1,359 cases detected during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malaysian Ministry of Health said.
The Health Ministry added that 43 new cases were registered on Friday (December 18).
Of those infected, nurses made up the largest group, with 690 registered cases, said chief health officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah.
The other cases included physicians, health assistants, physician assistants, and graduate physicians.
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Dr Noor HIsham said 587 workers were infected in the community and 565 workers contracted the virus from their colleagues.
A total of 152 cases were infected by patients who had not yet been confirmed as positive, 58 cases with unknown sources of infection and 409 cases still under investigation to determine the source of infection.
Today 280 people are receiving treatment and in stable condition in hospitals, with a recovery rate of 84.2%.
“A total of 1,697 health personnel across the country are subject to the Home Surveillance Order (HSO), either in their homes or in quarantine stations,” Dr. Noor Hisham said in a statement Friday.
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Malaysia reported 1,683 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 90,816.
No new deaths were recorded during the last 24 hours. The death toll from COVID-19 in Malaysia remains 432.
Selangor continues to be the state with the highest number of recorded daily cases, with a total of 692 new infections.
A total of 1,214 cases have been recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries in the country to 75,244.
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