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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported a record 1,884 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Nov 23), following an increase in infections linked to workplace clusters in the Klang Valley.
This is the highest daily number of new cases since the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, said Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Malaysia has recorded a total of 56,659 COVID-19 infections to date, of which 13,842 are active cases.
Two more deaths were also recorded, both in Sabah, on Monday, bringing the national death toll to 337.
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The health ministry attributed the sharp increase in cases to infections from workplace clusters in the Klang Valley.
Selangor accounted for the majority of new infections with 1,203 cases. A total of 1,060 of these new cases were linked to the Teratai task force.
The other two groups of workplaces were identified as the Damanlela group with 105 cases and the Bintang group with 75 infections.
The state of Sabah reported 289 new cases, while Kuala Lumpur had 196 infections.
The other cases are in Kedah with 36 infections and Negeri Sembilan with 41 cases.
There are also two imported cases, said Dr. Noor Hisham. One of them was in Johor and the other in Kuala Lumpur.
There are currently 115 patients in the intensive care unit, of whom 48 are ventilated, said Dr. Noor Hisham.
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SOME MAIN FACTORIES OF GLOVES TO CLOSE
A total of 28 Top Glove factories will be closed in stages after 1,889 workers tested positive for COVID-19. Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Monday.
So far, 5,794 employees have been examined.
Top Glove is the world’s largest latex glove manufacturer and has made record profits this year as demand for medical gloves and protective equipment skyrocketed due to the pandemic.
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