Covid-19: 2,192 new cases – Edisi Sabahan
The Health Ministry reported 2,192 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today.The Klang Valley made up more than half of the new cases today. Other states with more than 100 new cases include Sarawak, Johor, Perak, Penang and Sabah.On the flip side, the number of active cases continued to decline as…
The Health Ministry reported 2,192 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today.
The Klang Valley made up more than half of the new cases today.
Other states with more than 100 new cases include Sarawak, Johor, Perak, Penang and Sabah.
On the flip side, the number of active cases continued to decline as recoveries outpaced new cases.
Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reported a total of 3,414 new recoveries today.
The number of patients in the intensive care unit is also at the lowest level since Jan 14.
Another six people died from Covid-19, bringing the death toll to 1,062.
The fatalities today were from Selangor (2), Johor (1), Pahang (1), Sabah (1) and Sarawak (1).
The youngest casualty was a 17-year-old non-citizen boy who was brought in dead at the Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Bahru.
The next youngest was a 25-year-old Malaysian man who also had a mediastinal tumour and died at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital in Kuantan.
The remaining fatalities were aged between 50 to 84, all of whom are Malaysians.
Case numbers by state:
Selangor (910)Existing clusters: 408New clusters: 7 (Jalan Kota construction site, Lombong Timah construction site and Pasar Jalan Putra clusters)Close contacts: 327Other screenings: 168
Kuala Lumpur (303)Existing clusters: 152New cluster: 25 (Sungai Batu construction site)Close contacts: 61Imported: 2Other screenings: 63
Sarawak (221)Existing clusters: 19New clusters: 68 (Emperoh Jambu and Sungai Bakong clusters)Close contacts: 91Other screenings: 43
Johor (211)Existing clusters: 85Close contacts: 68Imported: 1Other screenings: 57
Perak (148)Existing clusters: 102Close contacts: 20Other screenings: 26
Penang (135)Existing clusters: 60Close contacts: 36Other screenings: 39
Sabah (110)Existing clusters: 52Close contacts: 40Other screenings: 18
Negeri Sembilan (64)Existing clusters: 6New cluster: 7 (Industri Sungai Gadut cluster)Close contacts: 20Other screenings: 31
Kelantan (28)Existing clusters: 15Close contacts: 9Other screenings: 4
Kedah (26)Existing clusters: 6Close contacts: 10Other screenings: 10
Melaka (14)Existing clusters: 6Close contacts: 5Other screenings: 3
Pahang (7)Existing clusters: 5Close contacts: 1Other screenings: 1
Putrajaya (7)Existing clusters: 3Close contacts: 3Other screenings: 1
Terengganu (4)Existing clusters: 4
Perlis (4)Close contacts: 2Other screenings: 2
To date, 504 out of 1,082 clusters are still active. 99 of these clusters contributed to new cases today.
14 clusters were declared resolved while eight new clusters have emerged.
The clusters that were declared resolved are Parit Jamil, Manik, Batu Lapan, Paloh Tumpat, Pondok Hidayah, Sungai Chemubong, Jalan TJ, Stutong, Sungai Ibor, Industri Apas, Jalan KKIP Selatan, Kampung Bukit Lada, Teknologi Kesidang and Tropika.
Details about the new clusters are as follow:
Jalan Kota construction site clusterDistrict(s): Gombak, SelangorLocality/Source: A construction site at the Kota Elmina industrial zone in Rawang, Gombak.Cluster category: WorkplaceFirst case: Feb 20Total infected: 11 out of 121 screened
Lombong Timah construction site clusterDistrict(s): Kuala Langat, Petaling and Klang, SelangorLocality/Source: A construction site along Jalan Lombong Timah 3, andar Suajana Putra.Cluster category: WorkplaceFirst case: Feb 14Total infected: 45 out of 566 screened
Pasar Jalan Putra clusterDistrict(s): Petaling, SelangorLocality/Source: A retail business at a wholesale market in Sri KembanganCluster category: WorkplaceFirst case: Feb 20Total infected: 9 out of 115 screened
Sungai Batu construction site clusterDistrict(s): Kepong, Kuala LumpurLocality/Source: A construction site near Sungai Baru at Jalan IpohCluster category: WorkplaceFirst case: Feb 22Total infected: 25 out of 385 screened
Industri Sungai Gadut clusterDistrict(s): Seremban, Rembau and Tampin, Negeri SembilanLocality/Source: A factory at Sungai Gadut industrial zone, SerembanCluster category: WorkplaceFirst case: Feb 16Total infected: 65 out of 2,044 screened
Hilir Sungai Kluang clusterDistrict(s): Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Tengah, Barat Daya and Timur Laut, PenangLocality/Source: A factory at the Bayan Lepas Free Trade ZoneCluster category: WorkplaceFirst case: Feb 13Total infected: 41 out of 327 screened
Sungai Bakong clusterDistrict(s): Meradong, SarawakLocality/Source: An education institution near Sungai BakongCluster category: WorkplaceFirst case: Feb 19Total infected: 22 out of 593 screened
Emperoh Jambu clusterDistrict(s): Kuching and Samarahan, SarawakLocality/Source: A funeral at Kampung Emperoh Jambu, PadawanCluster category: CommunityFirst case: Feb 5Total infected: 60 out of 337 screened
Source: Malaysiakini