[ad_1]
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health has reported 1,240 cases of Covid-19 and seven deaths in the last 24 hours.
At a press conference, Chief Health Officer Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 691 recoveries, bringing the total number of discharged to 17,825.
The seven deaths bring the balance to 236.
Today’s seven deaths involve four Malaysians and three foreigners, all from Sabah.
They were between 27 and 90 years old, and three of them had a history of chronic diseases.
Noor Hisham said there are 9,744 active cases in the country, of which 94 are receiving intensive care, of which 31 require respiratory assistance.
Only two of the 1,240 cases reported today were imported cases, from Russia and Ukraine.
Sabah again recorded the largest increase in cases, with 927 infections, or 74.8% of all cases.
A total of 511 were from existing groups, of which 280 cases were close contacts and 136 were from other types of detection, while 30 were from the new Kapor group.
Noor Hisham said this increase was due to a greater number of active case detections that were taking place in the state. This added to better logistics to transport the RTK antigen and RT-PCR test samples for faster results.
Meanwhile, he said 194 cases were from the Klang Valley, of which 120 were from new and existing conglomerates.
Noor Hisham also said that 508 cases, or 41% of the total, were from prison groups such as Kepayan (438), Seberang Perai (57), Benteng LD (7), Tapah Prison (4) and Tembok (1).
He said these cases were isolated from the surrounding communities and that the areas remain under the enhanced movement control (EMCO) order.
Selangor again registered the second highest number of cases today, with 176, followed by Penang with 61.
Most of these came from existing clusters, while positive cases were also found in close-contact Covid-19 screenings and other types of screening.
Negeri Sembilan reported 25 cases, Kuala Lumpur 17 and Perak eight (of which four were from a new group of prisons). Sarawak reported seven new cases, while Labuan, Johor, Kedah, Terengganu, and Melaka reported five or fewer cases each.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR LIVE UPDATE ON THE COVID-19 SITUATION IN MALAYSIA
