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KUALA LUMPURA total of 1,196 positive Covid-19 cases with a new group and one death were reported in the country today, said Tan Sri Director General of Health Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said this brings the cumulative number of positive Covid-19 cases to 105,096.
In a statement today, it said Selangor recorded the most cases with 392, followed by Kuala Lumpur (202), Johor (194) and Sabah (186).
The other states that reported new cases are Negeri Sembilan with 39 cases, Penang (37), Kelantan (31), Perak (30), Kedah (27), Melaka (23), Labuan (12), Pahang (9), Putrajaya (6), Terengganu (5) and Sarawak (3)
Dr Noor Hisham said that five of the new cases were imported: two were detected in Selangor and three in Sarawak.
He said 997 cases had recovered today, bringing the cumulative number of recoveries to 84,411, or 80.3% of the total number of cases.
The only reported death involved a 71-year-old Malaysian man in Sabah, he added.
About the new group, Dr. Noor Hisham said it is known as the Jalan Sedco group, bringing the number of groups reported so far to 484.
The latest group involved work sites in Tawau and Kalabakan in Sabah, the index case of which was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on December 20 by screening for symptomatic individuals. To date, 26 individuals from the group have been examined and 14 positives have been detected.
He said three groups – Kerengge, Alila and Gemilang – finished today, bringing the number of groups he has finished so far to 271 and leaving 213 active groups.
Dr Noor Hisham said 45 groups reported new cases today, with the Tampoi Jaya Cluster recording the highest with 78 cases, followed by the Jalan Stadium Building Site Cluster (63) and the Beringin Cluster (30). – Called
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