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KUALA LUMPUR – New daily cases of Covid-19 infections in Malaysia’s Klang Valley surpassed the total in Sabah on Friday (Nov 13), and the number of active cases rose to a new record, the Health Ministry said. .
There were 1,304 new cases on Friday, with one new death, bringing the death toll to 300.
Cumulative Covid-19 cases in Malaysia reached 45,095 since the disease was tracked in the country in January.
The number of active cases, that is, with patients still being treated in hospitals after discounting those who have recovered and been discharged, rose to a new record of 11,822 – 403 more cases than on Thursday.
The Klang Valley contains the most populated areas in Malaysia, with about seven million people. The valley consists of its commercial capital Kuala Lumpur, the administrative capital Putrajaya and the extensive state of Selangor that surrounds these two cities.
Sabah has been the epicenter of coronavirus cases since late September, but the Klang Valley has now become a worrisome new epicenter for infections.
Data from the ministry showed there were 556 cases in Sabah on Friday, or 42.6 percent of the 1,304 total.
The Klang Valley recorded 563 cases, or 43.2 percent of the total, with KL reporting 201 new cases in the last 24 hours, Selangor 361 and Putrajaya one case.
The federal territories of KL and Putrajaya, together with the states of Sabah and Selangor, were subjected to movement restrictions in the last three weeks.
Since Monday, other Malaysian states, except for Perlis, Kelantan, Pahang and Sarawak, have received a two-week conditional motion control order, or CMCO.
During CMCO, travel between states is restricted and mass gatherings are prohibited, while the public is encouraged to stay home. The police put up barricades on the main roads.
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