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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases have passed the 80,000 mark as the country discovers more new groups linked to workplaces.
The Ministry of Health tweeted yesterday that Malaysia’s R0 value (pronounced R-zero) is now 1.13. It was around 0.92 on December 1.
The biggest contributor to yesterday’s increase of 1,810 cases was the newly detected Sungai Putus group, which has 427 confirmed infections.
This group was detected from a Covid-19 test directed at factory workers in Klang, Selangor.
“As of December 11, a total of 2,001 people in this group have been screened, with 427 positive cases registered.
“They comprise 418 foreigners and nine Malaysians,” said Tan Sri Health Director-General Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah.
This meant that Selangor continued to post the largest increase of the day of any state with 829 (45.8%) confirmed cases.
It is followed by Sabah with 532 (29.4%) new cases and Kuala Lumpur with 132 (7.3%).
In addition to the Sungai Putus group, Dr. Noor Hisham said there were five other new groups, all linked to workplaces.
The Erima group in Gombak, Selangor was discovered after their index case, a 25-year-old woman, developed symptoms and tested positive on December 7.
“After the case, the employer organized a Covid-19 assessment on the workers and close contacts of the index case. This led to the discovery of 28 more positive cases in the group, after 83 people were tested, ”said Dr. Noor Hisham.
The Tapak Bina Jalan Berangan, which is linked to a construction site in Kuala Lumpur, was spotted after a massive inspection by workers.
As of December 11, a total of 1,246 people have been screened and six have tested positive so far.
In Johor, the new Langkasuka cluster that also involved workers has found 14 positive cases.
Jalan College’s group in Negri Sembilan has 10 confirmed cases so far, while Sungai Keluang’s group in Penang has 16 cases.
Dr Noor Hisham noted that overall, the country has had 80,309 Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.
Yesterday there were six deaths.
About the six deaths, Dr. Noor Hisham said that five cases were in Sabah while one was in Penang.
All were Malaysians, between the ages of 60 and 81, with health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease and gout.
Dr Noor Hisham also said that 937 more Covid-19 patients had been discharged, meaning that 67,173 people in Malaysia have recovered from the virus.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now 12,734. Currently, 123 patients are in intensive care and 63 require respiratory assistance.
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