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COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 2,335 new cases today, a new record.
The previous record was 2,234 cases on December 10.
Today’s record number of cases was driven by an increase in infections in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Johor.
Main indicators:
- Active cases: 20,035 ↑ (1,459 more than the previous day)
- ICU patients: 108 (unchanged from the previous day)
- Intubated patients: 50 ↑ (3 more than the previous day)
- Deaths: 2
The two deaths were:
Patient 100,538 – Malaysian woman, 44 years old. Remains taken to Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sabah. He had a history of obesity and dyspepsia.
Patient 101,553 – Malaysian male, 70 years old. Died in the Malacca Hospital. He had a history of diabetes, hypertension, and benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Of the new cases, 308 were from prisons, dungeons and immigration warehouses.
The majority of the new Kuala Lumpur case (93 percent) came from clusters and close contact tracing.
In Selangor, 114 new cases were detected through “other examinations”. According to data from the Selangor Health Department, 39 cases of people with symptoms were detected.
Eight were detected after undergoing voluntary screening, seven were detected at the screening before assuming a new job, four at the pre-departure screening, four at the preoperative, and one at the pre-university.
Only Selangor and Sarawak provide granular details of “other projections”. For more information on “other assessments”, click here.
A breakdown of the new cases is as follows:
Kuala Lumpur (728)
Existing clusters: 385
New cluster (Seng road construction site): 232
Close Contact Tracking: 60
Other screenings: 41
Imported: 10
Selangor (710)
Existing clusters: 314
New Groups (Plastic Subang, Jalan Asam): 83
Close Contacts Tracking: 198
Other screenings: 114
Imported: 1
Johor (412)
Existing clusters: 225
New Groups (Sungai Redan, Pagar Siput): 138
Close Contact Tracking: 29
Other screenings: 20
Sabah (248)
Existing clusters: 27
Tracking Close Contacts: 168
Other screenings: 53
Penang (58)
Existing clusters: 43
New cluster (Lis Putih, Sentosa Residency): 8
Other screenings: 7
Kelantan (54)
New groups (Chepa Uniform, Halban): 35
Follow Up Close Contacts: 7
Other screenings: 12
Negeri Sembilan (33 years old)
Existing clusters: 24
Follow up close contacts: 2
Other screenings: 7
Silver (26)
Existing clusters: 11
Follow up close contacts: 9
Other screenings: 6
Pahang (19)
Existing clusters: 10
New groups (Semambu, Pagar Bentong): 7
Follow up close contacts: 1
Other projections: 1
Kedah (16)
Existing clusters: 2
Tracking close contacts: 11
Other projections: 3
Labuan (16)
Existing clusters: 1
Tracking close contacts: 11
Other projections: 4
Sarawak (6)
Other screenings: 6
Malacca (5)
Existing clusters: 1
Close contact tracking: 3
Other projections: 1
Putrajaya (3)
Follow up close contacts: 2
Other projections: 1
Perlis (1)
Other projections: 1
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