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COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health has reported 2,188 new cases of Covid-19, setting a record for the second day in a row.
The previous record was 1,884 new cases yesterday.
Today’s spike was caused once again by the Teratai group, which is linked to Top Glove factories in Klang, Selangor.
The director general of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, said that of the 1,623 most recent cases in Selangor, 1,511 came from the Teratai group.
On the other hand, Noor Hisham also reported 1,673 recoveries.
The latest numbers mean that cumulative Covid-19 cases in the country now amount to 58,847, while cumulative recoveries are 44,153.
Main indicators:
Active cases – 14,353 ↑ (511 more than the previous day)
Patients in intensive care – 112 ↓ (3 less than the previous day)
Intubated – 49 ↑ (1 more than the previous day)
Deaths – 4 ↑ (2 more than the previous day)
The four new deaths bring the death toll to 341. Details of the latest deaths are as follows:
Patient 49.461 (Death 338): 84-year-old Malaysian. He died in Penang Hospital. He had a history of high blood pressure and chronic lung disease.
Patient 55,063 (Death 339): 74-year-old Malaysian man. He died at Lahad Datu Hospital in Sabah. No pre-existing conditions were reported.
Patient 55,064 (Death 340): 41-year-old Malaysian woman. He died at Lahad Datu Hospital in Sabah. No pre-existing conditions were reported.
Patient 54,826 (Death 341): 45-year-old man who is not a citizen. He died at the Tawau Hospital in Sabah. No pre-existing conditions were reported.
Breakdown of new cases by states:
Selangor (1,623)
Existing clusters: 1,539
Close Contacts: 54
Other screenings: 30
Sabah (232)
Existing clusters: 31
Close contacts: 131
Other screenings: 70
Silver (112)
Existing clusters: 112
Kuala Lumpur (90)
Existing clusters: 82
Other screenings: 8
Negeri Sembilan (73)
Existing clusters: 71
Other projections: 2
Johor (19)
Existing clusters: 5
Close Contacts: 9
Other screenings: 5
Penang (15)
Existing clusters: 10
Close Contacts: 1
Other projections: 4
Kedah (14)
Existing clusters: 12
Other projections: 2
Kelantan (6)
Existing clusters: 2
Other projections: 4
Malacca (2)
Existing clusters: 2
Labuan (1)
Existing clusters: 1
Sarawak (1)
Other projections: 1
No new cases were reported in Putrajaya, Perlis, Terengganu and Pahang.
‘The success of the balance approach depends on the employers’
Noor Hisham said the recent increase in the Klang Valley was largely due to groups related to workplaces.
To date, he said there have been 119 workplace-related groups and 83 of them are still active.
The workplaces groups with the highest number of Covid-19 cases are the Teratai group (4,036 cases) and the Damanlela group (1,539) in the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor area.
The Cergas group (1,337 cases) includes Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Kelantan.
“During this third wave of the pandemic, the government is aware of the need to balance life and livelihood.
“Therefore, the approach was taken to invoke conditional motion control order (MCO) and targeted enhanced MCO in certain areas, considering both health and economics.
“However, the success of this strategy requires strong cooperation from employers to ensure that their workers always comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) established by the authorities,” he added.
As such, he urged employers, particularly those who hire large numbers of foreign workers, to ensure a conducive living environment for them so that it is possible to comply with SOPs against Covid-19.
“The Ministry of Health urges employers to play their important role in helping to combat Covid-19.”
