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COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 1,472 new cases of Covid-19 at noon today and three deaths.
Half of the new cases came solely from the Teratai cluster, which is linked to the Top Glove factory in Klang, Selangor.
Health Director General Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that overall, the number of new infections in the country had reached a “more stable” rate.
This was because most of the new transmissions came from construction sites and factories.
In Selangor’s case, he said 87.3 percent of new cases in the state were only from the Teratai group.
Another 6.2 percent of new cases in the state were attributed to “other tests,” meaning they were detected through means such as workplace exams, preoperative exams, and exams after reporting symptoms, among others.
In other words, “other screening” refers to hitherto unknown cases.
Main indicators:
- Active cases: 10,495 ↓ (83 less than the previous day)
- ICU patients: 120 ↑ (7 more than the previous day, new record)
- Intubated patients: 44 ↑ (2 more than the previous day)
All three deaths were reported in Sabah. The cumulative number of deaths from Covid-19 in the state of Borneo has reached 212 or 58.4 percent of the national total.
The details of the victims are as follows:
Patient 33,004 – Malaysian woman, 64 years old, who died in Tawau Hospital. He had comorbidity.
Patient 53,718 – Foreign male, 24 years old, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu. No known medical history.
Patient 64,750 – Malaysian male, 51 years old, who died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu. He had comorbidity.
Of the 1,472 current boxes, five were imported. A breakdown of the new cases is as follows:
Selangor (891)
– Existing clusters: 795
– Close contact: 39
– Imported cases: 2
– Other projections: 55
Sabah (267)
– Existing clusters: 22
– New clusters (See Kolombong and Talang-talang): 33
– Close contact: 118
– Other projections: 94
Negeri Sembilan (146)
– Existing clusters: 144
– Close contact: 2
Johor (68)
– Existing clusters: 41
– Close contact: 18
– Other projections: 9
Penang (29)
– Existing clusters: 28
– Other projections: 1
Kuala Lumpur (26)
– Existing clusters: 6
– Close contact: 5
– Import cases: 3
– Other projections: 12
Kedah (twenty-one)
– Existing clusters: 20
– Close contact: 1
Perak (13)
– Existing clusters: 9
– Close contact: 3
– Other projections: 1
Kelantan (10)
– Existing clusters: 8
– Close contact: 1
– Other projections: 1
Sarawak (1)
– Other projections: 1
The states of Pahang, Malacca, Terengganu and Perlis, along with the territories of Putrajaya and Labuan, did not report new infections.
There are 180 active Covid-19 groups of which 33 reported new cases. The aforementioned Teratai cluster experienced an increase of 778 cases, followed by the Hentian cluster (118) and the Batu Tujuh cluster (37).
Hentian’s group involved the Kajang bus station, which was under an enhanced movement control order (MCO), while little is known about the Batu Tujuh group, other than that it currently involves two districts in Johor.
The Ministry of Health classified two new clusters. The View Kolombong group currently has 40 infections involving Kota Kinabalu and Tuaran districts in Sabah. The index case was diagnosed on December 1 after developing symptoms.
The Talang-Talang group has so far 18 cases involving the Kota Kinabalu district in Sabah. The index case was diagnosed on November 23 after developing symptoms.
