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KUALA LUMPURMalaysia recorded the highest daily number of new Covid-19 infections for the first time today with 2,188 cases.
Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Selangor still recorded the highest figure with 1,623 cases, most of which involved the Teratai group, or 1,511 cases.
This brings the total number of positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia to 58,847 cases. Meanwhile, the total number of active cases with Covid-19 infectivity is 14,353 cases, ” he said today in a statement here.
Dr. Noor Hisham, the number of recoveries from Covid-19 was 1,673, bringing the total cumulative recoveries to 44,153 cases or 75 percent of total cases.
It also reported four new deaths, bringing the total death toll from Covid-19 to 341 currently.
Meanwhile, Dr. Noor Hisham said that 112 positive cases are currently being treated in the intensive care units (ICU) with 49 patients requiring respiratory support.
According to Dr Noor Hisham, no imported cases were reported today, while local proliferations saw Selangor registering the highest number of cases with 1,623 cases, Sabah (232), Perak (112), Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur ( 90), Negeri Sembilan (73) and Johor (19).
“Penang has 15 cases, Kedah (14), Kelantan (six), Melaka (two), Labuan Federal Territory (one) and Sarawak (one),” he said.
He said that the Bah Layangan Group ended today, bringing the number of active groups being monitored to 167 groups.
Commenting on the latest status of workplace clusters, Dr. Noor Hisham said that the drastic increase in the Klang Valley and Selangor areas lately was closely related to workplace clusters.
” To date, there are 119 clusters that are linked to the workplace. Of the total, 36 conglomerates had been declared terminated, while 83 are still active to date.
” A total of 77,201 people have been examined and 12,079 positive cases for Covid-19 have been found. This involved 4,398 citizens and 7,681 non-citizens, ” he said.
Dr Noor Hisham said that the Teratai Cluster in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Selangor recorded the highest cases since the Covid-19 pandemic occurred in the country, namely 4,036 cases, followed by the Tapak Bena Cluster. Damanlela in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Selangor (1,539), Cergas Cluster in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan (1,337).
In addition, Hentian Cluster in Selangor, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan (1,101), Kaya Cluster in Negeri Sembilan, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Melaka, Selangor, Johor, Kelantan, Perak (900).
Dr. Noor Hisham, the country realized the need to balance life and livelihood during the third wave of the pandemic.
As such, he said adopted approaches such as the Conditional Motion Control Order (CMCO) and Enhanced Motion Control Order (EMCO) were implemented in certain locations to safeguard health and economic interests.
” However, the success of this strategy requires the cooperation of employers to ensure that all workers comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the authorities.
“Employers in industries that use many non-citizen workers are responsible for providing adequate accommodation for workers and ensuring that workers always comply with measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in homes and workplaces,” he said . – Called
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