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COVID-19 | Malaysia has registered 57 new Covid-19 cases today, of which 51 cases were transmitted locally and six were imported.
Sabah again accounted for the majority of local cases with 49 new cases detected there. This included the newly discovered Quarters cluster in Tongod, Sandakan, the sixth cluster reported in Sabah this month.
The Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, said that the Quarters group was first detected when a health worker in Tongod was referred to a hospital for testing with a rapid test kit of Covid-19 antigen (RTK-Ag) on September 4.
The test was positive, but the confirmatory test using the more sensitive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test was subsequently negative. Meanwhile, tests were being carried out in the local community of Tongod.
“Screening in Tongod district began on September 6 with the participation of the local community, including workers from a health clinic there. To date, five cases of Covid-19 have been identified.
“All the positive cases (Cases 10253 to 10257) are citizens. They show no symptoms and have been admitted to Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan, for treatment, ”he said today in a statement.
Noor Hisham added that 117 people have been examined in the Quarters Cluster to date, of which 112 are still awaiting results.
“The source of the infection is still under investigation,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Tongod Health Clinic will be closed until decontamination and sanitation work is completed, and patients with clinic appointments have been referred to nearby health clinics.
Since the Benteng LD cluster in Lahad Datu district was first reported on September 1, multiple Covid-19 clusters and sporadic cases have been detected in Sabah.
Besides the two mentioned groups, there are also the Selamat group, the Pulau group, the Bakau group and the Laut group.
For today, Noor Hisham said that 14 cases were reported in the Pulau group, 12 in the Selamat group and another five in the Benteng LD group.
Outside of these groups, detection for various reasons has produced another 13 sporadic cases of Covid-19. The breakdown of these cases is as follows:
· Examination of people with symptoms at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Lahad Datu Hospital: two cases.
· Detection of detainees in the cell of the Beaufort district police headquarters: two cases.
· Selection of students in a rehabilitation center: two cases.
· Preoperative examination at Likas Hospital for Women and Children: a case.
· Detection of influenza-like illnesses in the Tawau Health Clinic: a case.
· Follow-up of contacts of case 9390 – one case.
· Examination of health workers at Lahad Datu hospital: a case.
· Referral examination at Tawau Hospital: a case.
Meanwhile, outside of Sabah, a case has been reported in Kedah that is attributed to the Sungai group.
Another case has been reported during preoperative screening at Kuala Lumpur hospital, but it is classified as a Selangor case.
As for imported cases of Covid-19, three have been detected among undocumented immigrants from Indonesia.
The remaining three cases involve travelers from the UK, Pakistan and Zambia.
There are 40 people who have recovered from Covid-19 and were discharged today, leaving 751 cases still active in Malaysia.
Of these, nine are being treated in intensive care units and two also need a mechanical ventilator to breathe.
The death toll remains unchanged in 130 cases.
