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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (September 1), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 9,354.
Another COVID-19-related death was also reported Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 128.
The latest fatality was an 80-year-old Malaysian woman, who was among the positive cases in the Tawar group reported on August 15. The woman also had a history of lung cancer and high blood pressure.
“She first showed symptoms of fever and chest pains on August 6 and was admitted to a medical center. On August 14, she was transferred to Penang General Hospital after she was found to be COVID-19 positive.
“His condition deteriorated due to complications from his lung cancer and he had been on respiratory support since Aug. 24. It was confirmed that he died at 10:38 a.m. on Sept. 1,” Health Director-General Noor said Tuesday. Hisham Abdullah.
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Among the 14 new infections, five were imported cases involving foreigners returning to Malaysia from Ukraine, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines.
The remaining nine cases are local broadcasts, involving five Malaysians, two in Kedah and three in Sabah.
“In Sabah, one case is from a new group, which is the group of Benteng LD (Lahad Datu), one from a patient with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) from Lahad Datu Hospital and another from a detainee in prison”, Dr. Noor Hisham said.
The other four local broadcasts are foreign also linked to Benteng Lahad Datu’s group in Sabah.
Dr Noor Hisham added that Malaysia has 151 active COVID-19 infections.
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Twenty-one more patients have also fully recovered from the coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 9,075.
Five COVID-19 patients are being treated in the intensive care unit and three require respiratory assistance.
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Digging deeper into the Tawar group, Dr. Noor Hisham said that 17,355 people were screened at Kedah and 64 were tested. The tests showed that 15,853 people tested negative for the coronavirus and 1,418 people were still awaiting their results.
In Penang from the same group, 534 people were tested, 11 tested positive for COVID-19, while the rest were negative, said Dr. Noor Hisham.
In Perak, all 11 people tested tested negative for COVID-19.
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As for the Telaga group, a total of 1,008 people had been tested as of noon Tuesday, and six people tested positive for COVID-19 in Kedah.
A case in Penang is still awaiting the outcome. The remainder of the screening was done at Kedah, where in addition to the six people who tested positive, 968 people tested negative for COVID-19 and 33 are still awaiting their results.
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LONG-TERM PASS HOLDERS FROM INDIA, INDONESIA AND THE PHILIPPINES NO ENTRY
The Malaysian government announced on Tuesday that long-term pass holders who are citizens of India, Indonesia and the Philippines will not be allowed to enter the country from 7 September.
Chief Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the decision was made after considering the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the three countries.
“The exclusion would be applicable to permanent residents (PR), holders of Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) passes, expatriates of all categories, those with resident passes, spouse visas and students who are citizens of the respective countries.
“This decision was made in accordance with the advice of the Ministry of Health, which considered that the ban would be an effective method to slow the community spread of the COVID-19 virus resulting from import cases,” he said.
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