* * * 2020.12.31 * * *
Malaysia saw a record number of Covid-19 cases in a single day on Thursday (Dec 31) with 2,525 cases, says the Health Ministry
This brought the total cumulative number of infections in the country to 113,010, with 23,598 of them being active.
The nation also saw eight new deaths.
“1,481 overnight recovery cases take total recoveries to 88,941 cases, five new clusters identified,” said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).
He said Selangor recorded the highest number of cases with 1,205 or 47.7% of the entire daily cases on Thursday, followed by Sabah (299) and Melaka (239).
From the figure, there were 13 import cases whereas infections that happened in the country stood at 2,512 cases, he said in a press statement.
Dr Noor Hisham also said there are 131 positive cases that are being treated at the intensive care unit (ICU), where 60 of them required ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.30 * * *
Johor recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic with 607 cases or 32.5% of the new 1,870 cases recorded on Wednesday (Dec 30).
According to the Health Ministry, the new 1,870 cases meant that the total number of cases in Malaysia is now up to 110,485.
Out of the 607 cases in Johor, 578 or 95.2% of it came from active clusters and the screening of Covid-19 in the state.
The Health Ministry said the increase of cases in Johor was mainly due to the prison cluster called Tembok Choh cluster, which reported 374 cases.
There were also six new fatalities recorded on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 463.
The Health Ministry also reported that Selangor recorded 472 new cases while Sabah has 280 cases as of Wednesday.
There are 131 cases that are currently being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU), where 62 of them need respiratory aids.
At the same time, the Health Ministry said there were 745 cases which recovered from Covid-19, bringing the total amount of recoveries to 87,460 cases, or 79.2% of total cases.
Meanwhile, 402 or 21.5% of new cases came from clusters in lockups, immigration detention depots and prisons, consisting of 374 cases in the Tembok Choh cluster, eight cases in Penjara Jalan Harapan cluster, Pagar Bentong cluster (six), Tembok Mempaga (four), Tembok (four), Pagar Siput (three), Tembok Gajah (two) and Hala Mutiara (one).
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.29 * * *
New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia remain at four figures on Tuesday (Dec 29) with the Health Ministry recording 1,925 cases.
This brings the cumulative total number of cases in the country to 108,615 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said active Covid-19 cases in the country is now 21,443.
The country also reported two new fatalities.
The deaths were of a 65-year-old man in Putrajaya with a history of diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart problem and stroke; and a 68-year-old woman in Kelantan who had a history of hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, bringing the country’s death toll to 457.
Selangor recorded the highest cases of 747, followed by Kuala Lumpur (360) and Pahang (288).
There were ten imported cases while the rest of the new cases were local transmissions.
A total of 1,123 patients were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 86,715 or 79.8% of the total infections.
Currently, 117 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 55 of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.28 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,594 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Dec 28), says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported three new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 455.
There were 1,181 patients who recoverd and were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 85,592.
Active cases in the country now stand at 20,643.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 106,690 Covid-19 cases.
Currently, 116 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 53 of them requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.27 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,196 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Dec 27).
“The total number of active cases in the country is around 20,233,” said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on his official Twitter page on Sunday.
“A total of 997 recoveries have also been recorded,” he said.
He added that five infections were imported. One death was recorded as well.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.26 * * *
Malaysia recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a day with 2,335 infections on Saturday (Dec 26), taking the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 103,900.
In addition, two people died due to the coronavirus, raising Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 451.
The country discharged 874 Covid-19 patients, which means 83,414 people have recovered so far among those who were infected.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia has gone up to 20,035.
Currently, 108 patients are in intensive care, with 50 requiring ventilator support.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement said 11 cases were imported infections, while the rest were local transmissions.
He explained that Kuala Lumpur recorded the highest number of infections with a total of 728 cases, followed by Selangor (710), and Johor (412).
“A total of 308 cases reported were from the prisons and immigration depots involving the Jalan Harapan prison cluster, Pagar Siput cluster, Tembok cluster, Sandakan prison cluster, Pagar Betong cluster, Tembok Gajah cluster, GK Tawau cluster, Kepayan prison cluster and the Kolam Air cluster,” he said.
On the two fatalities, Dr Noor Hisham said the first was a 44-year-old woman from Sabah with a history of obesity and dyspepsia (indigestion), while the other was a 70-year-old man from Melaka, with a history of diabetes, high blood pressure and benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.25 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,247 more Covid-19 infections on Friday (Dec 25) with three new fatalities.
So far, the country has recorded a total of 101,565 confirmed cases.
From the new infections reported, only two were imported, while the rest were local transmissions.
Currently, the number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia stands at 18,576.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement that a total of 1,441 patients had been discharged, bringing the number of people who have recovered from the virus to 82,540 (81.3%).
He said 375 out of the 491 cases in Selangor were from the current clusters and close contact screening.
Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor recorded the highest increase of the day with 461 cases or 37% of the total.
“From the total, 309 cases (67%) are from clusters and active Covid-19 close contacts done on screen,” he said.
This is followed by Sabah with a total 225 cases (18%) and Johor with a total of 205 cases (16.4%).
He also noted that a total of 221 cases (16.9%) reported were from the prison and immigration depots.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.24 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,581 more Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Dec 24), passing the 100,000 mark.
So far, the country has recorded a total of 100,318 confirmed cases.
From the new infections reported, only two were imported while the rest were local transmissions.
Currently, the number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia stands at 18,773.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement said two people also died due to the coronavirus, raising Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 446.
On Thursday, some 1,085 Covid-19 patients were discharged, bringing the number of people who have recovered from the virus to 81,099.
Some 102 patients are in intensive care, with 45 requiring ventilator support.
Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor recorded the highest increase of the day with 491 or 31.1% of the total.
He said 375 out of the 491 cases in Selangor were from the current clusters and close contact screening.
The state is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 379 or 24% of cases, and Sabah with 249 cases (15.7%).
There were 270 (17.1%) new cases reported from prison and detention centre clusters.
This includes the Jalan Harapan prison cluster which saw 185 new cases and the Tembok Gajah cluster with 74 new cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said currently there were a total of 468 clusters, including four new clusters reported on Thursday.
Out of that, 262 clusters have ended while 206 are active clusters.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.23 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,348 more Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (Dec 23), taking the country’s total confirmed cases to 98,737.
Five people also died due to the coronavirus, raising Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 444.
The country discharged 710 Covid-19 patients, which means 80,014 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia has gone up to 18,279.
Currently, 102 patients are in intensive care, with 44 requiring ventilator support.
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 16 of Wednesday’s cases were imported infections, while the rest were local transmissions.
He said Selangor recorded the highest increase of the day for the eighth day running.
However, the state’s daily figure is a slight reduction at 535 confirmed cases, which is 39.7% of Wednesday’s total.
The state is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 226 or 16.8% of cases, and Sabah with 189 cases (14.0%).
There are 193 new cases reported from prison and detention centre clusters, which is about 14.3% of Wednesday’s tally.
This includes the Jalan Harapan prison cluster which saw 123 new cases and the Tembok Gajah cluster with 56 new cases.
The number of new local cases in the remaining states are as follows: Melaka (124 cases), Johor (118), Pahang (45), Penang (43), Negri Sembilan (31), Kedah (14), Perak (eight), Sarawak (three local, one imported), Kelantan (four), Putrajaya (four), Labuan (two) and Terengganu (one).
Only Perlis has zero cases.
On the five deaths on Wednesday, Dr Noor Hisham said two cases were in Selangor, while the rest were in Sabah, Kuala Lumpur and Negri Sembilan.
All were Malaysian citizens and aged between 40 and 71.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.22 * * *
Malaysia recorded 2,062 more Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Dec 22), taking the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 97,389.
This is the second day in a row where cases have breached the 2,000 mark.
One person also died due to the coronavirus, raising Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 439.
The country also discharged 911 Covid-19 patients, which means 79,304 people have recovered to date.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia has gone up to 17,646.
Currently, 111 patients are in intensive care, with 51 requiring ventilator support.
in his daily Covid-19 update on Tuesday (Dec 22), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said four cases were imported infections, while the rest were local transmissions.
Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor continued to record the highest increase of the day out of all states with 1,014 confirmed cases, or 49.2% of Tuesday’s total.
This is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 504 or 24.4% of the total number of cases and Sabah with 252 cases (12.2%).
There are 120 new cases reported from prison and detention centre clusters, which is about 5.8% of Tuesday’s tally.
This includes the Tembok Gajah cluster which saw 88 new cases and the Jalan Harapan prison cluster with 24 cases.
The number of new local cases in the remaining states are: Johor with 167 cases, Negri Sembilan (57), Penang (23), Perak (17), Melaka (nine), Pahang (six), Kedah (five), Kelantan (four), Labuan (two) and Putrajaya (two).
Sarawak, Terengganu and Perlis recorded no new cases.
On the sole death on Tuesday, Dr Noor Hisham said the deceased was a 69-year-old foreign man with a history of stroke.
The man was brought to the Labuan Hospital and was declared dead on arrival.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.21 * * *
Malaysia recorded 2,018 more Covid-19 infections on Monday (Dec 21), taking the country’s total confirmed cases to 95,327.
One person died due to the coronavirus, raising Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 438.
Also on Monday, 1,084 Covid-19 patients were discharged, which means 78,393 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now 16,496, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Currently, 109 patients are in intensive care, with 55 requiring ventilator support, he told a press conference here Monday.
He added that seven of Monday’s cases were imported infections, while the rest were local transmissions.
Dr Noor Hisham also said that Selangor continues to record the highest increase of the day out of all states with 1,204 confirmed cases, or 59.7% of Monday’s total.
This is followed by Johor with 278 or 13.8% of cases, and Sabah with 247 cases (12.2%).
There were 243 new cases reported from prison and detention centre clusters, which is about 12% of Monday’s tally.
This includes the Tembok Gajah cluster that saw 234 new cases.
The number of new local cases in the remaining states is as follows:
Kuala Lumpur (127 cases), Negri Sembilan (58), Labuan (29), Perak (21), Penang (18), Pahang (12), Melaka (nine), Kelantan (six), Putrajaya (five), Kedah (three) and Terengganu (one).
Only Sarawak and Perlis recorded zero new cases.
On the sole death on Monday, Dr Noor Hisham said the deceased was a 50-year-old foreign man who passed away at the Tuaran Hospital in Sabah.
The man had no known history of comorbidities.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.20 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,153 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Dec 20) with 998 recoveries.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were now 15,294 active cases.
The total confirmed cases rose to 91,969 while the total number of recoveries stood at 76,242.
Malaysia also recorded one more fatality, with the Covid-19 death toll now at 433.
The fatality is a 76-year-old woman from Penang with a history of high blood pressure and dyslipidemia (an abnormal amount of lipids).
Currently, 112 patients are in intensive care, with 56 requiring ventilator support.
Dr Noor Hisham in a statement yesterday said Selangor continued to record the highest increase of the day out of all states with 401 confirmed cases, or 34.8%.
This is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 281 cases (24.4%) and Sabah with 199 (17.3%).
The number of new local cases in the remaining states are as follows: Perak (82), Johor (75), Penang (30), Labuan (19), Negri Sembilan (18), Pahang (16), Kedah (13), Kelantan (10), Putrajaya (4), Melaka (3) and Sarawak (2).
Perlis and Terengganu did not record any cases. Five new Covid-19 clusters were also identified while three clusters have ended.
Dr Noor Hisham said there were currently 199 active clusters in the country, with 41 clusters reporting new cases yesterday.
“The clusters with the highest increases are the Jalan Stadium construction site cluster (167 cases), Jalan Harapan prison cluster (96) and Tembok cluster (80), ” he said.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.19 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,340 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (Dec 19), says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported four new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 437.
There were 1,067 patients who recovered and were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 77,309.
Active cases in the country now stand at 15,563.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 93,30- Covid-19 cases.
Currently, 116 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 57 of them requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.18 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,683 more Covid-19 infections on Friday (Dec 18), taking the country’s total of confirmed cases past the 90k mark to 90,816, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were however no new deaths, keeping Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll at 432.
The country also discharged 1,214 Covid-19 patients, which means 75,244 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now 15,140.
Currently, 106 patients are in intensive care, with 51 requiring ventilator support.
In a statement, Dr Noor Hisham said eight of Friday’s cases were import infections, while the rest are local transmissions.
Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor continued to record the highest increase of the day out of all states with 692 confirmed cases, or 41.1% of Friday’s total.
This is followed by Sabah with 260 or 15.4% of cases, and Kuala Lumpur with 197 cases (11.7%).
There are 313 new cases reported from prison and detention centre clusters, which is about 18.6% of Friday’s tally.
This includes the Jalan Harapan prison cluster which is linked to the Sungai Buloh prison in Selangor, which saw 235 new cases.
The number of new local cases in the remaining states are as follows: Negri Sembilan (174 cases), Melaka (140), Johor (77), Perak (65), Penang (37), Labuan (19), Pahang (six), Putrajaya (six), Kedah (four), Terengganu (four), Sarawak (one) and Kelantan (one).
Only Perlis recorded zero new cases.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.17 * * *
There are more Covid-19 recoveries than new cases in Malaysia on Thursday (Dec 17), as 1,297 patients were discharged, while 1,220 fresh infections were confirmed.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country now has 89,133 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic.
The total number of recoveries is now 74,030, or 83.1%.
Three more people died due to the virus, pushing Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 432.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now down slightly to 14,671.
Currently, 106 patients are in intensive care, with 53 requiring ventilator support.
Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor continued to record the highest increase of the day out of all states with 368 confirmed cases, or 30.2% of Thursday’s total.
This is followed by Kuala Lumpur with 297 cases, or 24.3% and Sabah with 184 (15.1%).
The number of new local cases in the remaining states are as follows: Melaka (98 cases), Penang (80), Johor (67), Perak (41), Negri Sembilan (33), Labuan (16), Kelantan (10), Kedah (nine), Pahang (four), Terengganu (two) and Putrajaya (two).
Sarawak recorded nine cases, of which six are imported cases involving arrivals from Indonesia.
Only Perlis recorded zero new cases.
On the three new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said two were in Sabah and one in Johor.
The Johor cases involved a 36-year-old man who had a history of diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.
He passed away at Hospital Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom in Kluang.
The other cases involved a 55-year-old Malaysian who died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu and an 81-year-old foreign man, who was declared “dead-on-arrival” at the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.16 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,295 more Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (Dec 16), taking the country’s total confirmed cases to 87,913.
Seven more people died due to the coronavirus, pushing Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 429.
The country also discharged 1,052 Covid-19 patients, which means 72,733 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now 14,751.
Currently, 113 patients are in intensive care, with 53 requiring ventilator support
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 10 cases were imported infections, while the rest were local transmissions.
Selangor continued to record the highest increase of the day out of all states with 481 confirmed cases, or 37.1% of Wednesday’s total.
This is followed by Sabah with 268 cases or 20.7% and Kuala Lumpur with 232 (17.9%).
The number of new local cases in the remaining states are as follows: Johor (105 caseS), Penang (69), Negri Sembilan (60), Peraka (35), Melaka (14), Pahang (13), Kedah (nine), Putrajaya (four), Labuan (three), Kelantan (one) and Terengganu (one).
Only Sarawak and Perlis recorded zero new cases.
On the seven new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said five were in Sabah, plus one each in Selangor and Kelantan.
The victims were aged between 52 and 77, with most of them suffering from health issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.15 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,772 more Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Dec 15), taking the country’s total of confirmed cases to 86,618.
Three more people died due to the virus, raising Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 422.
The country also discharged 1,084 Covid-19 patients, which means 71,681 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now 14,515.
Currently, 118 patients are in intensive care, with 56 requiring ventilator support.
There are 12 Covid-19 cases imported from abroad, while the rest are local transmissions.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Kuala Lumpur recorded the highest increase of the day out of all states, with 696 (39.3%) confirmed cases.
“About 567 cases in Kuala Lumpur are linked to the Tapak Bina Damanlela construction site cluster, which has spread to six generations, ” said Dr Noor Hisham in a statement.
Kuala Lumpur is followed by Selangor with 503 (28.4%) and Sabah with 260 (14.7%).
The number of new local cases in other states are as follows: Perak (110 cases), Negri Sembilan (67), Johor (48), Penang (34), Kedah (20), Labuan (11), Pahang (eight), Terengganu (seven), Melaka (five) and Kelantan (three).
Sarawak, Putrajaya and Perlis have no new cases.
There are no new infection clusters on Tuesday.
Dr Noor Hisham said all three death cases were in Sandakan, Sabah, involving a woman aged 45 and two men aged 75 and 88.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.14 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,371 more Covid-19 infections on Monday (Dec 14), taking the country’s total of confirmed cases to 84,846.
Four more people died due to the coronavirus, pushing Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 419.
The country also discharged 1,204 Covid-19 patients, which means 70,597 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now 13,830.
Currently, 114 patients are in intensive care, with 62 requiring ventilator support.
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said only one of Monday’s new cases is an imported infection, involving a traveller arriving from the United Arab Emirates.
Selangor continued to record the highest increase of the day out of all states with 532 (38.8%) confirmed cases, followed by Sabah with 283 (20.6%) and Negri Sembilan with 260 (19%)
The number of new local cases in other states are as follows: Kuala Lumpur (124 cases), Perak (62), Johor (45), Penang (31), Labuan (16), Terengganu (nine), Kedah (five), Kelantan (two), Melaka (one) and Putrajaya (one).
Sarawak, Pahang and Perlis have no new cases.
On the four new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said two cases were in Sabah and one each in Labuan and Perak.
The victims were aged between 40 and 54, with health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.13 * * *
The number of recoveries exceeded new infections on Sunday (Dec 13), with 1,309 patients discharged from hospital, the Health Ministry said.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this new number brought total recoveries in Malaysia to 69,393.
“Malaysia recorded 1,229 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 83,475,” he said, adding there were 13,667 active cases.
He said two of the new cases were imported, while the rest were local transmissions.
However, the death toll continues to climb, as the disease claimed four more lives, bringing total Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia to 415.
Those that died were aged between 29 and 83, with one of them being a foreign man who died at Hospital Sungai Buloh in Selangor.
Dr Noor Hisham said 115 cases are being treated in intensive care units, with 65 of them requiring ventilators.
Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor continues to top the list with the highest number of infections at 435 cases, or 35.4% of the cases, while Sabah is in second place with 333 cases and Kuala Lumpur in third with 131 cases.
“About 79.1% of the cases in Selangor were detected through clusters and close contact tracing activities on the field,” he said.
He also said 16.3% of the new cases were also linked to clusters in detention centres and prisons.
Dr Noor Hisham also announced the end of four clusters, which are the Wisma Saberkas cluster in Sarawak, the Sauh and Basung clusters in Sabah and the Auto cluster in Selangor.
However, six more new clusters were identified which are Hujung Pasir in Labuan, Lestari in Selangor, Desa Idaman in Johor, Rimbun construction site in Negeri Sembilan, Tanjung Suria in Pahang and Kuala also in Selangor.
Dr Noor Hisham also said three clusters that contributed the most number of cases were Tembok (103), Seruling (93) and Rumah Merah (78)
The Health Ministry is now monitoring 191 active clusters.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.12 * * *
Malaysia recorded another 1,937 new Covid-19 cases with Selangor having the highest number with 823 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said there were nine new fatalities, pushing the death toll to 411.
A total of of 911 patients were discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries to 68,084 or 82.8%.
As of yesterday, the total number of active cases stood at 13,751.
Cumulatively, the country’s total cases throughout the outbreak is 82,246.
Dr Noor Hisham said currently, 121 people were being treated at intensive care units with 66 of them requiring ventilator support.
Sabah recorded 429 cases while Kuala Lumpur recorded 238, Johor (105), Penang (102), Pahang (79), Perak (62), Negri Sembilan (49), Kedah (16), Melaka (15), Labuan (11), Terengganu (six) and one each in Sarawak and Kelantan.
“Three new clusters have been identified in Sabah, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Terengganu.
“The Bukit Gemok cluster was detected in Tawau, Sabah, with 10 people testing positive so far, ”
Dr Noor Hisham said in a statement.
The Cendana construction site cluster was identified in Lembah Pantai, Titiwangsa and Cheras following workplace screenings.
“Up to Dec 12, a total of 175 people were screened.
“Out of this, 10 foreigners and one local tested positive, ” the Health director-general said.
He said the Dang Mutiara cluster was detected in Gombak as well as Dungun and Kemaman in Terengganu.
“The index case tested positive on Dec 9 following an oil-rig sign-on screening and was admitted to the Sungai Buloh Hospital.
“Up until Saturday, a total of 102 people were screened with 10 testing positive, ” he said.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.11 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,810 more Covid-19 infections on Friday (Dec 11), taking the country’s total of confirmed cases to 80,309.
Six more people died due to the coronavirus, pushing Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 402.
The country also discharged 937 Covid-19 patients, which means 67,173 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now 12,734.
Currently, 123 patients are in intensive care, with 63 requiring ventilator support.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the 11 of Friday’s new cases are imported infections, while the rest are local transmissions.
Selangor continued to record the highest increase of the day out of all states with 829 (45.8%) confirmed cases, followed by Sabah with 532 (29.4%) and Kuala Lumpur with 132 (7.3%).
The number of new local cases in other states are as follows: Pahang (96 cases), Johor (69), Negri Sembilan (64), Penang (34), Kedah (22), Perak (12), Labuan (eight), Melaka (five), Kelantan (two), Terengganu (two) and Putrajaya (two),
Sarawak recorded one import case and zero local transmissions. Perlis have no new cases.
On the new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said five cases were in Sabah while one was in Penang.
All are Malaysian citizens, aged between 60 and 81, with health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease and gout.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.10 * * *
Malaysia recorded 2,234 more Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Dec 10), a new daily record for the country.
Prior to this, the most number of cases in a day was 2,188, which was recorded on Nov 24.
In his daily Covid-19 statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country now has 78,499 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic.
Three more people died due to the virus, pushing Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 396.
The country also discharged 1,112 Covid-19 patients, which means 66,236 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now at 11,867.
Selangor dominated the list of new cases out of all states with 1,428 infections.
The sharp rise in the number of cases is largely attributed to the Seruling cluster in Selangor, which recorded 842 new cases in just a day.
The cluster was first detected on Dec 8, following the discovery of 109 Covid-19 cases among factory workers in Klang.
“Cases in Selangor are expected to remain at a high following the expansion of the foreign workers’ screening programme by Socso (Social Security Organisation), as well as proactive measures by employers in the Klang Valley,” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Sabah is the state with second highest increase, recording 274 new cases, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 136, Perak with 115 and Johor with 100.
Five of Thursday’s new cases are imported infections, while the rest are local transmissions.
Dr Noor Hisham said there are 124 patients currently under intensive care units (ICU), with 60 requiring ventilator support.
One of the three deaths involved a 26-year-old who died at the Labuan Hospital.
The man had a history of asthma and bronchitis.
The other two new deaths involve a 72-year-old man at Keningau Hospital and a 63-year-old woman, who was declared dead on arrival at the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.09 * * *
Malaysia recorded 959 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Dec 9), taking the country’s total of confirmed cases to 76265.
At a press conference on Wednesday (Dec 9), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said that five more people were killed by the coronavirus, pushing Malaysia’s death toll to 393.
The country also discharged 1,068 Covid-19 patients, which means 65,124 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now 10,748.
He added that six of Wednesday’s new cases are imported infections, while the rest are local transmissions.
Selangor recorded the highest increase of the day out of all states with 277 confirmed cases, followed by Sabah with 203 and Kuala Lumpur with 129.
Other states with new Covid-19 cases are Pahang (119 cases), Johor (100), Negri Sembilan (33), Perak (33), Penang (29), Kelantan (17), Kedah (16), Melaka (two) and Labuan (one).
Sarawak, Terengganu, Putrajaya and Perlis recorded zero new cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said there are 127 patients currently under intensive care units (ICU), with 61 requiring ventilator support.
On the new deaths, all involve Malaysian citizens aged between 60 to 82.
Two are in Sabah (Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu), two are in Johor and one is in Kuala Lumpur.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.08 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,012 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Dec 8), taking the country’s total of confirmed cases to 75,306.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said four more deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 388.
The country also discharged 1,750 Covid-19 patients, which means 64,056 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now down to 10,862.
Seven of Tuesday’s new cases are imported infections, while the rest are local transmissions.
A total of 126 patients are in ICU with 62 requiring ventilator support.
Selangor recorded the highest increase of the day out of all states with 417 confirmed cases, followed by Sabah with 271, Johor (108) and Kuala Lumpur (98).
Negri Sembilan, which had the highest number of cases on Monday (Dec 7), recorded only 23 new cases, with 18 from the Bakti prison cluster.
Dr Noor Hisham said only 44 or 4.3% of Tuesday’s new cases are linked to clusters involving prisons nationwide.
Other states with new Covid-19 cases are Pahang (33 cases), Perak (29), Penang (18), Kedah (10), Sarawak (two), Kelantan (two) and Putrajaya (one).
Labuan, Melaka, Terengganu and Perlis have no new cases.
All four new deaths are in Sabah, involving women aged between 33 and 92.
The 33-year-old woman who died at the Tawau Hospital had a history of diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.07 * * *
Malaysia reported 1,600 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Dec 7), taking the country’s total of confirmed cases to 74,294.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said two more people have died, pushing Malaysia’s death toll to 384.
The country also discharged 1,033 Covid-19 patients, which means 62,306 people have recovered.
The number of people with active Covid-19 infections in Malaysia is now at 11,604.
Three of Monday’s new cases are imported infections, while the rest are local transmissions.
Negri Sembilan recorded the highest increase of the day out of all states with 541 confirmed cases, followed by Selangor with 426, Sabah with 248 and Kuala Lumpur with 148.
The rest of the states with new cases are Johor (98 cases), Penang (55), Perak (54), Kedah (18), Labuan (five), Kelantan (three), Sarawak (two), Pahang (one) and Melaka (one).
Putrajaya, Perlis and Terengganu recorded zero cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said the hike in Negri Sembilan’s cases is mainly attributed to the Bakti cluster, which reported 500 new infections.
“The cases linked to this cluster are isolated within a prison area, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
On the two death cases, Dr Noor Hisham said one of them involved a 76-year-old woman who died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu.
The victim had suffered from high blood pressure and anaemia.
The other fatality was a 59-year-old man at the Semporna Hospital, who had a history of diabetes and high blood pressure.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.06 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,335 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Dec 6) with Selangor recording the highest number of cases at 337.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported two new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 382.
Malaysia also discharged 1,069 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 61,273 or at a rate of 84.3%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 11,039 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 72,694 cases.
Currently, 126 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 57 of them requiring ventilator support.
Aside from the 337 cases in Selangor, Negri Sembilan recorded 258 cases followed by Sabah (250), Kuala Lumpur (178), Johor (125), Perak (108), Penang (31), Labuan (21), Kedah (17), Pahang (four), Melaka (three), Kelantan (two), and Terengganu (one).
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.05 * * *
There were 1,123 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Dec 5), bringing the total cumulative cases to 71,359.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said four deaths were also recorded over 24 hours up to noon Saturday, taking the death toll to 380.
Malaysia also discharged 1,143 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 60,204 or a rate of 84.4%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 10,775 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 71,359 cases.
Currently, 130 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 54 of them requiring ventilator support.
Aside from the the 391 cases in Sabah, Kuala Lumpur recorded 265 cases followed by Selangor(221), Johor(66), Penang (44), Perak(39), Kelantan(35), Kedah(30), Labuan(10), Negri Sembilan(10), Melaka (five), Putrajaya(four), Pahang(two) and Sarawak (one).
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.04 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,141 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Dec 4), bringing the total number of infections to 70,236 since the pandemic began.
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said both Sabah and Selangor recorded 320 new cases respectively, the highest figure out of all states.
Kuala Lumpur recorded 256 new cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said 1,144 Covid-19 patients have been discharged on Friday, making the total recoveries in the country up to 59,061.
There are now 10,799 active cases, in which all patients are currently being treated at hospitals nationwide.
Dr Noor Hisham said 129 patients are currently under intensive care, with 53 of them requiring ventilator support.
Three of Friday’s new cases are imported infections while the rest are local transmission.
There are no new Covid-19 deaths with the death toll remaining at 376.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.3 * * *
Covid-19 cases in Malaysia returned to four figures, as the Health Ministry confirmed 1,075 new infections in the country on Thursday (Dec 3).
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 508 or 47.3% of the country’s cases were in the Klang Valley.
Selangor is the state with the highest number of new cases with 459, followed by Sabah with 310 and Johor with 78.
Only 48 cases or 4.5% were linked to infection clusters involving prisons and detention centres.
Dr Noor Hisham said 948 Covid-19 patients have been discharged on Thursday, making the total recoveries in the country up to 57,917.
Cumulatively, Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases have reached 69,095 while the active cases have increased to 10,802.
Dr Noor Hisham also announced 11 new Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 376.
The cases were reported in Selangor (five deaths), Sabah (two), Johor (two), Negri Sembilan (one) and Kelantan (one) involving seven women and four men, aged between 50 and 81.
Currently, 116 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 46 of them requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.2 * * *
Malaysia recorded 851 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (Dec 2), with 68,020 cumulative cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
Most of the cases were detected in the Klang Valley (334), with Selangor recording 249 cases.
This was followed by 229 cases in Sabah, 102 in Johor, 85 in Kuala Lumpur, 62 in Negri Sembilan, 60 in Penang, 34 in Perak, and 26 in Kedah.
The number of recoveries was lower than new cases, however, with 658 patients being discharged in the past 24 hours.
In total, 56,969 patients, or 83.8% have recovered from Covid-19 in the country, while the number of active cases now stands at 10,686.
In a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were two new Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 365.
Currently, 122 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 47 of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.12.1 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,472 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Dec 1), bringing total cases to 67,169, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the number of recoveries is higher than new cases, with 1,552 patients being discharged in the past 24 hours.
In total, 56,311 patients or 83.8% have recovered from Covid-19 in the country and active cases have gone down to 10,495.
Dr Noor Hisham also said there were three new fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 363.
Currently, 120 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 44 of them requiring ventilator support.
COVID-19; 1 Dis 2020
Jumlah sembuh baru:1552
Jumlah kumulatif:56311 (83.8%)Jumlah kes baru:1472
Jumlah kumulatif:67169
Jumlah kes aktif:10495Kes tempatan1467
Kes import:5Jumlah kematian:3 (2 WN, 1 BWN)
Jumlah kumulatif363 (0.54%)Jumlah kes di ICU:120
Pesakit intubated:44 pic.twitter.com/ZGJCVjuazE— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) December 1, 2020
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.30 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,212 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Nov 30), with Selangor recording the most number of new cases with 402.
This is followed by Sabah with 326 cases and Negri Sembilan with 141 cases.
The number of recoveries is higher than new cases, with 2,112 patients being discharged Monday.
In total, 54,759 patients have recovered from Covid-19 in the country and active cases have gone down to 10,578.
Cumulatively, Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases have reached 65,697.
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were three new Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 360.
The three deaths are cases in Alor Setar, Kedah, involving a 66-year-old man, a 58-year-old man in Labuan and a 22-year-old man in Lahad Datu, Sabah.
Currently, 113 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 42 of them requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.29 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,309 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday (Nov 29) with Kuala Lumpur recording the highest number of cases at 493.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported three new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 357 or 0.55% of the total infections.
There were 1,333 patients who recovered and were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 52,647 or at a rate of 81.6%.
Active cases in the country now stand at 11,481.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 64,485 Covid-19 cases since the outbreak began in January.
Currently, 116 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 42 of them requiring ventilator support.
Aside from the 493 cases in Kuala Lumpur, 290 cases were recorded in Sabah followed by Selangor (238), Perak (77), Kedah (52), Penang (46), Johor(37), Labuan (35), Negri Sembilan (32), Kelantan (six), and Terengganu Melaka and Pahang recorded one case respectively.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.28 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,315 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Nov 28) with Sabah recording the most number of cases at 476.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported four new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 354.
Malaysia also discharged 1,110 patients, which means the total recoveries stands at 51,314 or at a rate of 81.2%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 11,508 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 63,176 cases.
Currently, 118 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 43 of them requiring ventilator support.
Aside from the 476 cases in Sabah, Selangor recorded 266 cases followed by Kuala Lumpur (191), Perak (167), Penang (92), Johor (46), Negri Sembilan (41), Kelantan (18), Kedah (17) and one case in Melaka.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.27 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,109 new Covid-19 infections on Friday (Nov 27), bringing the cumulative total of cases to 61,861, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also discharged 1,148 patients, making it the third day in a row where recoveries are more than new cases.
In total, 50,204 patients have recovered from Covid-19 in the country.
Sabah recorded 441 new cases, or 39% of Friday’s new infections.
Selangor recorded the second highest number of cases out of all states with 175, followed by Negri Sembilan with 167 cases.
There are also two new Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 350.
Dr Noor Hisham said the cases involved two non-Malaysians – a 47-year-old who died at Semporna Hospital, as well as a 64-year-old at the Labuan Hospital.
Active cases have gone down to 11,307.
Currently, 113 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 41 of them requiring ventilator support.
The number of new Covid-19 cases in remaining states are as follows: Kuala Lumpur (154 cases), Penang (64), Perak (42), Johor (33), Kedah (25), Kelantan (five) and Pahang (three).
Labuan, Melaka, Terengganu, Putrajaya and Perlis have zero cases.
There are 10 import cases, while the rest are local transmissions.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.26 * * *
Malaysia recorded 935 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Nov 26), with Sabah being the state with the most number of cases at 326.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said the country discharged 2,555 patients, once again breaking the record for recoveries in a single day.
The day before, Malaysia discharged 2,348 patients.
In total, 49,056 patients have recovered from Covid-19 in the country.
There are also three new Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 348.
Active cases have gone down to 11,348.
Cumulatively, Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases have reached 60,752.
Currently, 110 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 45 of them requiring ventilator support.
After Sabah, Selangor recorded the second highest number of cases out of all states with 161, followed by Negri Sembilan with 158 cases.
There are four import cases while the rest are local transmission.
On the three new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said all the cases were in Sabah involving two women and one man, aged between 59 and 77.
COVID-19; 26 Nov 2020
Jumlah sembuh baru:2555
Jumlah kumulatif: 49056 (80.7%)Jumlah kes baru:935
Jumlah kumulatif:60752
Jumlah kes aktif:11348Kes tempatan:931
Kes import:4Jumlah kematian: 3 (3WN)
Jumlah kumulatif: 348 (0.57%)Jumlah kes di ICU: 110
Pesakit intubated: 45 pic.twitter.com/U5dLYNgeOx— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) November 26, 2020
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.25 * * *
Malaysia recorded 970 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (Nov 25), a huge drop from the record figure of 2,188 cases reported on Tuesday (Nov 24).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also discharged 2,348 patients, the highest number of recoveries in a day.
This means 46,501 have recovered from Covid-19 in the country.
There were also four new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 345.
The number of active cases have gone up to 12,971.
Cumulatively, Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases have reached 59,817.
Currently, 110 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 47 of them requiring ventilator support.
At a press conference Wednesday, Dr Noor Hisham said the state with the most number of cases on Wednesday is Negri Sembilan, with 318 cases.
Sabah reported 293 new cases, while Selangor, which had over 1,600 cases recorded the day before, recorded only 115 new cases.
The number of new Covid-19 cases in remaining states are Perak (80 cases), Kuala Lumpur (44), Labuan (37), Johor (30), Kedah (24), Penang (14), Kelantan (eight), Sarawak (two), Pahang (two), Melaka (one), Terengganu (one) and Putrajaya (one).
Only Perlis did not record any new cases.
There are five import cases while the rest are local transmissions.
On the four new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said two cases were in Sabah while the other two were in Penang and Labuan.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.24 * * *
Malaysia recorded 2,188 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Nov 24), beating the record of 1,882 for the highest daily total set on Monday (Nov 23).
There were also four new Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 341.
Another 1,673 patients were discharged, meaning 44,153 have recovered from Covid-19 in the country.
Active cases have gone up to 14,353.
Cumulatively, The number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has reached 58,847.
Currently, 112 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 49 of them requiring ventilator support.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the majority of the country’s cases came from the Teratai cluster, which reported 1,511 new infections.
The Teratai cluster is linked to factory workers of several Top Glove factories in Selangor.
“Several medical and public health assistance teams have been mobilised to the affected areas to conduct prevention and control activities, including a large-scale Covid-19 screening process, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
In total, Selangor reported 1,623 new Covid-19 cases.
Sabah, meanwhile, has continued to show a reduction in case numbers, recording 232 new infections.
Other states that recorded new Covid-19 cases are Perak (112 cases), Kuala Lumpur (90), Negri Sembilan (73), Johor (19), Penang (15), Kedah (14), Kelantan (six), Melaka (two), Labuan (one) and Sarawak (one).
Pahang, Terengganu, Putrajaya and Perlis have no new cases.
All cases recorded were local transmissions.
On the four new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said three cases were from Sabah and one from Penang.
The death in Penang involved an 84-year-old man, who had a history of high blood pressure and chronic lung disease.
The other cases in Sabah involved a 41-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man who were treated at the Lahad Datu Hospital, as well as a 45-year-old male foreigner at the Tawau Hospital.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.23 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,884 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Nov 23), a record high in daily cases throughout the pandemic.
Previously, the most number of new Covid-19 cases in a single day was 1,755, which happened on Nov 6.
The spike in cases are mainly attributed to the Teratai cluster, which is linked to a Top Glove factory in Selangor.
The cluster alone saw a rise of 1,067 new cases on Monday.
There are also two new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 337.
The country discharged 883 patients on Monday, meaning 42,480 have recovered from Covid-19 in the country.
Active cases have gone up to 13,842.
Cumulatively, Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases have reached 56,659.
Currently, 115 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 48 of them requiring ventilator support.
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor recorded the most cases out of all states, totalling 1,203 or 63.9% of the country’s new cases.
Sabah, often the state with the most number of cases, recorded 289 cases or 15.3%.
Kuala Lumpur reported 196 cases or 10.4%.
Other states that recorded new local Covid-19 cases are Perak (81 cases), Negri Sembilan (41), Kedah (36), Johor (15), Penang (12), Kelantan (nine), Putrajaya (one) and Perlis (one).
Sarawak, Pahang, Melaka and Terengganu have zero new cases.
Dr Noor Hisham also said there were two import cases.
On the two new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said both cases were in Sabah.
They involved an 80-year-old man at the Duchess of Kent Hospital in Sandakan and a 58-year-old woman at the Sabah’s Women and Children Hospital.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.22 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,096 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Nov 22), with more than half of it reported in Selangor alone.
The total number of Covid-19 infections in the country since the beginning of the pandemic is now 54,775, said Health director-general Tan Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Dr Noor Hisham also said that 1,104 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, with a total of 41,597 patients discharged since the Covid-19 outbreak began, or at a 75.9% recovery rate.
There were also three fatalities recorded, bringing the death toll to 335, or 0.6% of all cases.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 12,843.
Dr Noor Hisham said that the majority of cases were detected in Selangor with 603 cases, followed by Sabah with 311 cases.
“The high number of cases in Selangor is because of the increase of cases in the clusters, especially the work-related Teratai cluster with 502 cases. Sabah also recorded a high number of cases because of the screening of close contacts, ” he said in a statement on Sunday.
Currently, 106 people are being treated in intensive care units, with 46 of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.21 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,041 new Covid-19 cases as of noon Saturday (Nov 21), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 53,679, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).
The Health director-general said of the 1,041 new cases, two were imported while the rest were locally transmitted.
He said three fatalities were recorded, bringing the death toll to 332.
Dr Noor Hisham said the three states that recorded the highest number of cases were Selangor (402), Sabah (346) and Negri Sembilan (121).
“The high number of Covid-19 cases in Selangor is due to the increase of cases from the Teratai cluster, which recorded 298 cases.
“In Sabah, the high number of cases was recorded due to the Covid-19 screenings actively being conducted, while the increase in Negri Sembilan is due to more cases from existing clusters,” he said in a statement on Saturday (Nov 21).
Dr Noor Hisham added that 21 cases were from prisons, namely the Jalan Harapan, Tembok and Seberang Prai clusters.
“There are 108 Covid-19 cases being treated in intensive care units (ICU), with 45 cases requiring ventilator support,” he said.
Dr Noor Hisham also said that there were currently 12,854 active Covid-19 cases in the country.
He said 1,405 patients were discharged, bringing the total cumulative number to 40,493.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.20 * * *
Malaysia recorded 958 new Covid-19 infections on Friday (Nov 20), with Sabah having the highest number of cases at 512, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this is followed by Selangor and Negri Sembilan with both states recording 153 cases each.
There are also three new Covid-19 fatalities, taking the country’s death toll to 329.
There are 956 patients who were discharged, with the total recoveries in the country now at 39,088.
Active cases have gone up to 13,221.
Cumulatively, Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases have reached 52,638.
Currently, 110 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 42 of them requiring ventilator support.
Dr Noor Hisham said the high number of cases in Sabah is due to the increase in the Sabaru cluster, which reported 149 new infections.
He added that 31 cases or 3.2% were from clusters related to prisons, lock-ups and temporary detention centres.
Other areas that recorded new local Covid-19 cases are Kuala Lumpur (46), Perak (24), Penang (25), Kedah (19), Johor (nine), Kelantan (seven), Terengganu (two), Sarawak (two), Melaka (two), Labuan (one) and Putrajaya (one).
Only Perlis and Pahang reported zero cases.
There are five imported cases, involving two arrivals from Nepal and one each from the United States, France and Myanmar.
On the three new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said all the cases were in Sabah.
They involved a 32-year-old woman at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, as well as a 39-year-old woman and 64-year-old man at the Tawau Hospital.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.19 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,290 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Nov 19), marking a return to four digits after just one day.
On Wednesday (Nov 18), the country reported 660 cases after experiencing four figures in its daily Covid-19 cases for five days straight.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said there were four new Covid-19 fatalities, with two cases in Sabah and one each in Johor and Perak.
The country’s death toll is now 326.
There are 878 patients who were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 38,132.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 13,222.
Cumulatively, Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases have reached 51,680.
Currently, 110 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 37 of them requiring ventilator support.
Dr Noor Hisham said the two states with the highest number of cases are Sabah, with 660 new infections, and Selangor with 407.
Most of the cases in Sabah are from clusters related to temporary detention centres, lock-ups and prisons (250 cases).
Other states that recorded new local Covid-19 cases are Kuala Lumpur (72), Perak (48), Negri Sembilan (32), Kelantan (17), Johor (15), Labuan (15), Penang (eight), Sarawak (eight), Kedah (seven) and Melaka (one).
Pahang, Terengganu, Putrajaya and Perlis reported zero cases.
There are five imported cases.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.18 * * *
Malaysia’s cumulative Covid-19 cases surpassed the 50,000 mark after 660 new infections were reported on Wednesday (Nov 18), after five consecutive days of four digit cases.
The country also reported four new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 322.
There are 630 patients who were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 37,254.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 12,814.
Currently, 103 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 41 of them requiring ventilator support.
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sabah has 58.6% of the country’s cases on Wednesday, with a total of 387 new infections recorded in the state.
Dr Noor Hisham also said the Klang Valley states recorded 173 cases, a reduction of 345 compared to Tuesday (Nov 17).
Of the 173 cases in the Klang Valley, 139 were recorded in Selangor, 29 were in Kuala Lumpur while Putrajaya has one case.
Other states that recorded new Covid-19 cases are Negri Sembilan (31 cases), Penang (16), Perak (16), Labuan (13), Kedah (11), Melaka (four), Sarawak (three), Johor (three) and Kelantan (three).
Pahang, Terengganu and Perlis reported zero cases.
Four of the country’s new Covid-19 cases are imported from abroad, involving two individuals arriving from Turkey and one each from India and Saudi Arabia.
On the four new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said two of the cases were in Perak while another two were in Sabah.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.17 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,210 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Nov 17), bring the total number of infections to 49,730, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said five deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 318.
He said on the new cases, 19 imported cases while the rest were local transmissions.
A total of 1,018 patients were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 36,624, or 73.7% of total infections.
Active cases in the country now stand at 12,788 or 25.7% of the cases.
Currently, 105 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 40 of them requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.16 * * *
Malaysia saw 1,103 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Nov 16), the fourth consecutive day of with a four-digit figure.
This brings the cumulative total number of cases in the country to 48,520.
Kuala Lumpur recorded the highest number of new Covid-19 cases on Monday, with 392 cases (49.3%).
Out of the new cases in Kuala Lumpur, 385 were from the Damanlela construction site cluster, said Health director-general.
Sabah recorded 288 cases, while Selangor recorded 151 cases, one of which is an imported case.
Other states that recorded new Covid-19 infections are Negri Sembilan (90), Perak (116), Penang (26), Kedah (10), Labuan (eight), Johor (eight), Kelantan (seven), Terengganu (four), and one each in Sarawak, Melaka, and Putrajaya.
No new cases were reported in Pahang or Perlis.
Combined, the Klang Valley recorded 554 cases (49.3% of the total) on Monday.
The country also reported four new Covid-19 fatalities, all from Sabah, bringing the country’s death toll to 313.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the number of new Covid-19 cases in Perak has jumped by 5.5 times to 116 cases.
As of Sunday (Nov 15), the state had only recorded 21 cases.
As many as 111 new cases in Perak are linked to the Tembok cluster, he said in a statement Monday (Nov 16).
Dr Noor Hisham also said that there was one imported case from Saudi Arabia in Selangor.
A total of 821 patients were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 35,606 or 73.4% of total infections.
Active cases in the country now stand at 12,601.
Currently, 102 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 39 of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.15 * * *
Malaysia saw a four-figure rise in new Covid-19 cases for the third day running on Sunday (Nov 15) with the Health Ministry recording 1,208 new cases.
This brings the cumulative total number of cases in the country to 47,417.
Kuala Lumpur makes up the biggest portion of new Covid-19 cases, with 475 new cases.
Sabah recorded 381 cases, while Selangor recorded 185 cases.
The country also reported three new Covid-19 fatalities, all from Sabah, bringing the country’s death toll to 309.
One of the fatalities involves an eight-year-old girl from Sabah, who was at Hospital Tawau.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were six imported cases (all in Kuala Lumpur) while the rest of the new cases were local transmissions.
A total of 1,013 patients were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 34,785 or 73.4% of total infections.
Active cases in the country now stand at 12,323.
Currently, 104 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 42 of them requiring ventilator support.
Other states that recorded new Covid-19 cases are Negri Sembilan (48), Perak (21), Penang (42), Labuan (30), Johor (nine), Kedah (eight), Sarawak (four), Melaka (two), with Kelantan, Putrajaya and Perlis recording a case each.
No new cases were reported in Terengganu and Pahang.
Combined, the Klang Valley recorded 661 cases (54.7% of the total) on Sunday, with the Damanlela Construction Site cluster in Kuala Lumpur recording 460 cases.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.14 * * *
The number of new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia remains at four figures on Saturday (Nov 14) with 1,114 cases, bringing the cumulative total number of cases in the country to 46,209.
Two new fatalities were recorded involving a 78-year-old woman with a history of osteoarthritis and a 51-year-old man in Sabah with a history of chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
This brings the country’s death toll to 306.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said there were two imported cases while the rest were local transmissions.
A total of 803 patients were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 33,772 or 73.1% of the total infections.
Sabah has the highest number of recoveries with 358 cases.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 12,131.
Currently, 103 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 43 of them requiring ventilator support.
Four new Covid-19 clusters have been identified comprising two in Sabah and one each in Penang and Kedah, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Source: The Star
The Health director-general also said two clusters in Sabah, Kedah and Terengganu had ended as no new cases had been detected in 28 days.
He said the clusters that had ended were the Bah Lunas and Bah Bemban clusters.
“As of Saturday (Nov 14), the Bah Lunas cluster in Kedah had seen 161 people screened, with five testing positive and the rest negative. No deaths were reported.
“For the Bah Bemban cluster involving Terengganu and Sabah, a total of 222 people were screened and 12 people tested positive with no deaths reported,” he said in a statement on Saturday.
Dr Noor Hisham noted that the four new clusters were the Istimewa, Alila, Assumption and Rajawali clusters.
“The Istimewa cluster in Sandakan, Sabah was identified with an index case who tested positive following hospital admission screening on Oct 20.
“Further close contact screening found 15 other people positive for Covid-19 and all have been admitted at the Duchess of Kent Hospital and also the low-risk quarantine and treatment centre at the Sibuga Sports Complex.
“So far, we have screened 54 people from this cluster with 16 testing positive,” he said, adding that 11 people are still waiting for results.
For the Alila cluster in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, he said it was identified with an index case who tested positive following symptomatic screening on Oct 5.
“Close contact screening found 22 other positive cases and all of them have been admitted at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and also the low-risk quarantine and treatment centre.
“So far, we have screened 317 people from this cluster with 23 positive,” he said, adding that 294 people are still waiting for results.
The Assumption cluster, said Dr Noot Hisham, was identified in Seberang Prai Utara and Seberang Prai Tengah in Penang and also Kulim in Kedah.
“The index case tested positive following a voluntary screening on Nov 11.
“Close contact screening found nine other positive cases and all have been admitted at the Penang Hospital.
“So far, we have screened 10 people from this cluster, with 56 people waiting for their results,” he said.
As for the Rajawali cluster in Penang, Dr Noor Hisham said the index case tested positive on Nov 6 and further contact tracing saw nine others testing positive.
He said 90 people have been screened so far, with 10 positive and are waiting for results.
* * * 2020.11.13 * * *
New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia jumped by four figures again on Friday (Nov 13) with the Health Ministry recording 1,304 cases, bringing the cumulative total number of cases in the country to 45, 095.
The country also reported one new Covid-19 fatality, involving a 70-year-old man in Sabah who had a history of high blood pressure, bringing the country’s death toll to 304.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were four imported cases while the rest of the new cases were local transmissions.
A total of 900 patients were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 32,969 or 73.1% of total infections.
Active cases in the country now stand at 11,822 and Malaysia has so far recorded a total of 45,095 Covid-19 cases.
Currently, 96 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 39 of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.12 * * *
Malaysia recorded 919 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Nov 12), bringing the total infections to 43,791, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said one new Covid-19 fatality was reported, bringing the death toll to 303.
There were 996 patients discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 32,069.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 11,419.
Currently, 92 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 35 of them requiring ventilator support.
Speaking at a press conference, Dr Noor Hisham said Sabah was still the state with the most number of Covid-19 cases in the country.
The state recorded 319 new infections, or 34.7% of the country’s total cases.
Negri Sembilan recorded the second highest figure, with 240 new cases (26.1%). Of that total, 236 cases are from existing clusters.
Dr Noor Hisham also said the Klang Valley recorded 224 cases, or 24.4% of the total number of new cases, in which Selangor has 174 cases, Kuala Lumpur has 47 while Putrajaya has one case.
Other states that recorded new Covid-19 cases are Penang (63), Labuan (35), Perak (9), Sarawak (8), Johor (8), Melaka (8), Kedah (3), and Kelantan (2).
No new cases were reported in Perlis, Terengganu and Pahang.
There are three import cases, involving individuals arriving from Indonesia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, while the rest are local transmissions.
On the new death, Dr Noor Hisham said the case was on a 66-year-old man from Sabah.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.11 * * *
Malaysia recorded 822 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Nov 11), which means there have been 42,872 infections in the country since the pandemic began.
The country also reported two new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 302.
There are 769 patients who were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 31,073.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 11,497.
Currently, 86 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 30 of them requiring ventilator support.
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sabah remained the state with the most number of Covid-19 cases in the country.
The state recorded 259 new infections, or 31.5% of the country’s total cases on Wednesday.
Negri Sembilan recorded the second highest figure out of all states, with 225 new cases. Of that total, 221 cases are from existing clusters.
Dr Noor Hisham also said the Klang Valley states recorded 202 cases, or 24.6% of Wednesday’s total, in which Selangor has 176 cases, Kuala Lumpur has 17 while Putrajaya has three.
Other states that recorded new Covid-19 cases are Labuan (46 cases), Kedah (17), Sarawak (14), Perak (14), Johor (10), Melaka (six), Perlis (two) and Kelantan (one).
Terengganu and Pahang reported zero cases.
There are seven import cases, involving individuals arriving from India, Canada, Indonesia, UAE, Afghanistan, Russia and Saudi Arabia.
On the two new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said both cases were in Sabah and involved two non-Malaysian women aged 22 and 67.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.10 * * *
Malaysia recorded 869 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Nov 10), says the Health Ministry.
The country also reported six new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 300.
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sabah continues to be the state with the highest number of new cases with 397 or 45.7% of the national total.
The Klang Valley states recorded 258 cases or 29.7% of Tuesday’s total, in which Selangor has 235 cases and Kuala Lumpur has 19 while Putrajaya has three.
Other states that recorded new Covid-19 cases are Negri Sembilan (141 cases), Penang (27), Perak (12), Kelantan (nine), Labuan (eight), Johor (eight), Kedah (three) and Sarawak (six).
Pahang, Melaka, Terengganu and Perlis reported zero cases.
There is one import case, involving a non-Malaysian arriving in the country from Nepal.
On the six new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said all the cases were in Sabah involving five Malaysians and one foreigner, aged between 47 and 84.
There are 725 patients who were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 30,304.
Active cases in the country now stand at 11,446.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 42,050 Covid-19 cases.
There was one import cases while the rest are local transmissions.
Currently, 82 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 27 of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.09 * * *
Malaysia recorded 972 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Nov 9), with Sabah reporting 370 cases, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported eight new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 294.
There are 1,345 patients who were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 29,579.
This is the highest number of recoveries in a day since the pandemic began in January.
Active cases in the country have gone down to 11,308.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 41,181 Covid-19 cases.
At a press conference, Dr Noor Hisham said Negri Sembilan is the state with the second highest number of cases with 360 new infections.
Of that total, 247 of the new cases are from existing clusters in the state.
The Klang Valley states recorded 165 cases or 17% of Monday’s total, in which Selangor has 137 cases, Kuala Lumpur has 20 while Putrajaya has five.
There are 14 cases or 1.4% of the total that are related to prisons and temporary detention centres, which include the PTS Tawau cluster (six cases), Sandakan Prison cluster (four) and the Kepayan cluster (four).
On Monday, there are also five import cases while the rest are local transmissions.
The cases involve two arrivals from the Philippines, two from Singapore and one from Nepal.
Other states that recorded new Covid-19 cases are Labuan (63 cases), Perak (51), Penang (34), Kedah (eight), Johor (eight), Melaka (five), Sarawak (four) and Kelantan (two).
No cases were reported in Pahang, Terengganu and Perlis.
Currently, 86 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 31 of them requiring ventilator support.
On the eight new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said seven cases were in Sabah while one was in Labuan.
One of the cases is a one-year-old boy who died at the Duchess of Kent Hospital in Sandakan.
The child has a background of Down’s Syndrome and congenital heart disease.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.08 * * *
Malaysia recorded 852 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday (Nov 8), bringing the total number of infections past the 40,000 mark.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported four fatalities, bringing the death toll to 286.
Dr Noor Hisham also said that 825 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, with a total of 28,234 patients discharged since the Covid-19 outbreak began in January, or at a 70.2% recovery rate.
The majority of new cases were recorded in Sabah, with 524 cases.
The total number of active cases in the country has increased to 11,689 cases.
Cumulatively, a total of 40,209 cases have been reported in Malaysia since the start of the pandemic.
Currently, 94 people are being treated in intensive care units, with 32 of them requiring ventilator support.
Aside from Sabah’s 524 cases, Selangor recorded 136 cases, followed by Negri Sembilan (104), Labuan (23), Penang (18), Kuala Lumpur (11), Perak (7), Melaka (5), Kedah (3), Sarawak (2), Putrajaya (2), Johor (1) and Terengganu (1).
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.07 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,168 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (Nov 7), with Sabah continuing to record the highest number of cases at 616.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported three fatalities, bringing up the total deaths to 282.
Malaysia also discharged 1,029 patients, which means the total of recoveries is now at 27,409, or at a rate of 69.6%.
Meanwhile, the total number of active cases in the country has gone up to 11,666 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases recorded since the outbreak began in January is 39,357.
Currently, 87 people are being treated in intensive care units, with 32 of them requiring ventilator support.
Aside from the Sabah’s 616 cases, Selangor recorded 247 cases, followed by Labuan (104 cases), Negri Sembilan (68 cases), Perak (37 cases), Kuala Lumpur (28), Sarawak (25 cases), Penang (18 cases), Kedah (15 cases), Johor (five cases), Terengganu (three cases) and Melaka (two cases).
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.06 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,755 new Covid-19 infections, setting a new high for the most number of new positive cases in a day.
This brings the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 38,189, with 11,530 active cases.
Previously, the highest number of new cases in a day was 1,240 on Oct 26.
Two new deaths were recorded, pushing the new death toll to 279.
“Sabah has 1,199 cases, making up 68.3% of the total new positive cases today, ” said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement on Friday.
This is the first time Sabah has recorded four-digit new cases in a day, and the highest number of new positive cases in the state so far.
The two deaths were involving a 67-year-old woman in Sabah and a 54-year-old man in Kedah. Both were Malaysians.
Of the 1,755 new infections, three were imported cases, involving two Malaysians and one foreigner.
Penang recorded 192 new cases from existing clusters while Selangor had 164 cases.
“A total of 726 recoveries were recorded, bringing the cumulative number of fully recovered cases to 26,380 or 69.1% of the total cases, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
He said three new clusters were identified – the Mampulut cluster in Keningau, Sabah, the Fores cluster in the Klang Valley and Rengas cluster in Kuala Kangsar, Perak.
For the Mampulut cluster, Dr Noor Hisham said there were 28 patients who tested positive for the virus.
“The Fores cluster involves the Petaling, Gombak and Klang districts in Selangor as well as the Kepong district in Kuala Lumpur.
“The index case was identified on Oct 17 and has been admitted to the Sungai Buloh hospital, ” he said, adding that 20 other positive cases were detected from the Fores cluster.
The Rengas cluster involves nine positive cases apart from the index patient, while 281 other individuals are awaiting results for their test.
Dr Noor Hisham said 83 positive patients were currently being treated in intensive care units while 32 others required ventilator support.
“Three clusters are declared to have ended, namely the Bah Lada, Atap and Bah Sahabat clusters, with no other cases recorded, ” he added.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.05 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,009 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Nov 5), making it the third day in a row of four-digit figures, says the Health Ministry.
The country also reported six new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 277.
There were 839 patients who were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country stands at 25,654.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 10,503.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 36,434 Covid-19 cases since January.
Currently, 78 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 28 of them requiring ventilator support.
At the press conference on Thursday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were nine imported cases, while the rest were local transmissions.
The cases involve two arrivals from India and one each from Kazakhstan, Indonesia, South Korea, Nigeria, South Africa, Mexico and Cambodia.
Meanwhile, Sabah continued to report a high number of cases with 564 or 55.9% of the total number of new infections.
Klang Valley states recorded 198 cases or 19.6% of the total, with Selangor having 177 cases, Kuala Lumpur 14 and Putrajaya one.
The Federal Territory of Labuan has 95 positive cases or 9.4%.
Together, Sabah, the Klang Valley states and Labuan contributed to 857 infections or 84.9% of the country’s new cases on Thursday.
Other states that recorded new Covid-19 cases are Negri Sembilan (90 cases), Penang (36), Kedah (seven), Sarawak (six), Perak (six), Melaka (five) and Johor (two).
Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan and Perlis reported zero cases.
On the six new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said all six cases were in Sabah involving individuals aged 54 to 92.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.04 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,032 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (Nov 4), marking the second day in a row cases are back in four digits.
The country also reported eight new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 271.
Seven of the deaths are in Sabah, while one was reported in Perak.
There are 820 patients who were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 24,815.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 10,339.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 35,425 Covid-19 cases since January.
Currently, 82 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 27 of them requiring ventilator support.
Three of the new cases today were imported, involving non-citizens arriving from the Singapore, India and the Philippines respectively.
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sabah recorded 646 cases or 62.6% of Wednesday’s new cases, while Klang Valley states have 244 or 23.6% of the total.
Selangor reported 231 cases, Kuala Lumpur has nine while Putrajaya has four.
Together with the Federal Territory of Labuan, Dr Noor Hisham said 89% (918 cases) of the country’s total cases were attributed in these five states and territories.
“These states are still under the conditional movement control order,” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Other states that recorded new cases are Negri Sembilan (44 cases), Kedah (25), Penang (23), Sarawak (nine), Perak (six), Terengganu (three), Kelantan (two) and Johor (one).
Pahang, Melaka and Perlis reported zero new cases.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.03 * * *
Malaysia reported 1,054 new Covid-19 cases recorded on Nov 3, bringing the total number of positive cases so far to 34,393.
Sabah is still the state with the highest number of cases with 678 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also said 12 people died from the disease, all of them in Sabah.
Ninety-four cases are also being treated in ICU, with 32 of them on ventilators, he said.
Meanwhile, 875 patients recovered, taking the total number of recoveries to 23,995.
Of the 12 fatalities, the youngest was a 14-year-old foreigner with a history of tuberculosis meningitis and hydrocephalus.
“His pre-existing complications made it worse and eventually fatal. He could have died either from tuberculosis or Covid-19,” Dr Noor Hisham said.
Separately, he said the Ministry would propose periodic screenings for MPs and other workers in Parliament to curb infections there.
He said he would bring up the proposal to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun to have screenings done every two weeks instead of just three days before the session begins.
“MPs and other workers in Parliament risk exposure to the virus in the six weeks they are in Parliament, so I hope this proposal might be considered,” he said, reminding those who need to be in Parliament to get tested before attending sessions.
He said the ministry might also consider adding a new “Orange” alert level as it improved preemptive measures to stop Covid-19 infections from rising.
“An orange alert would be for areas having between 21 and 40 new infections a day, and we may consider actions like tightening conditional movement control order (MCO) measures,” he said.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.02 * * *
Malaysia recorded 834 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Nov 2), with Sabah recording 60% of the cases at 503, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said two new Covid-19 fatalities were reported, bringing the death toll to 251.
On the new cases, three were import cases involving individuals arriving from the United States, India and Indonesia respectively.
Speaking at a press conference, Dr Noor Hisham said Klang Valley contributed to 18.8% of Monday’s total cases with 157 new infections.
Selangor reported 129 cases, Kuala Lumpur has 20 while Putrajaya has six.
Other states that recorded new cases are Labuan (105 cases), Penang (21), Negri Sembilan (16), Sarawak (14), Johor (eight), Kedah (three), Perak (three), Kelantan (two) and Pahang (one).
No new cases were reported in Melaka, Terengganu and Perlis.
He also said 900 patients were discharged, which means the total number of recoveries from Covid-19 in the country is 23,120.
Active cases in the country have gone down to 9,968.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 33,339 Covid-19 cases since January.
Currently, 91 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 32 of them requiring ventilator support.
Dr Noor Hisham also said the two new deaths were reported in Sabah.
It involved an 88-year-old man who was treated at the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan, and a 75-year-old woman at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu.
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COVID-19; 2 Nov 2020
Jumlah discaj baru:900
Jumlah kumulatif:23120 (69.34%)Jumlah kes baru:834
Jumlah kumulatif:33339
Jumlah kes aktif:9968Kes tempatan:831
Kes import:3 (1 WN, 2 BWN)Jumlah kematian:2
Jumlah kumulatif: 251 (0.8%)Jumlah kes di ICU:91
Pesakit intubated:32 pic.twitter.com/usWH0moNgo— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) November 2, 2020
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.11.01 * * *
The country recorded 957 new Covid-19 cases as of noon Sunday (Nov 1), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 32,505.
Of the 957 new cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sabah recorded 644 cases while the Klang Valley recorded 230 cases.
“The increase of cases in these states was due to the close contact screening field activities that were done at the conditional movement control order (MCO) areas in Plaza Hentian, Kajang which recorded 91 new cases.
“All these states are currently under a conditional MCO,” he said in a statement on Sunday (Nov 1).
Penang recorded 23 cases, Labuan (18), Terengganu (15), Sarawak (11), Negri Sembilan (eight), Perak (five) and Kuala Lumpur (four).
Kedah, Melaka, Johor and Putrajaya recorded one case each.
Dr Noor Hisham added that 80 cases were from temporary detention centres as well as the prison clusters, namely the Tawau temporary detention centre (54 cases), Seberang Perai Prison cluster (14), Kepayan Prison cluster (six), Benteng LD cluster (three) and the Rumah Merah cluster (three).
Dr Noor Hisham also said two new clusters have emerged, the Usaha cluster in the Klang valley and the Tembaga cluster in Penang.
He noted that there were no imported cases recorded on Sunday.
“There are 97 Covid-19 cases being treated in intensive care units (ICU), with 27 requiring ventilator support,” he said.
Dr Noor Hisham also said that there were currently 10,036 active Covid-19 cases in the country.
He said 972 patients were discharged, bringing the total cumulative number to 22,220.
He also said no deaths were recorded, keeping the death toll at 249.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.31 * * *
Malaysia recorded 659 new cases on Saturday (Oct 31), with Sabah continuing to record the highest number of cases at 529.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported no fatalities, keeping the death toll at 249.
Malaysia also discharged 1,000 patients, the highest so far, which means the total of recoveries is 21,248, or at a rate of 67.4%
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 10,051.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 31,548.
Currently, 83 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 19 of them requiring ventilator support.
Aside from the 529 cases in Sabah, Selangor recorded 54 cases, followed by Negri Sembilan (25), Labuan (12), Kuala Lumpur (11), Sarawak (9), Perak (6), Putrajaya (4), Terengganu (2), Penang (2), Kedah (2), Pahang (1) and Kelantan (1).
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.30 * * *
Malaysia recorded 799 new Covid-19 infections on Friday (Oct 30), with 466 or 58.3% of the cases coming from Sabah.
The country also reported three new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country’s death toll to 249.
There are 491 patients who were discharged, which means the total number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in the country is 20,248.
Sabah has the highest recoveries with 277 cases, followed by Selangor with 135.
The number of active cases in the country have gone up to 10,392.
In total, Malaysia recorded 30,889 Covid-19 cases since January.
Currently, 90 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 20 of them requiring ventilator support.
At a press conference, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that 21.3% of Friday’s cases came from the Klang Valley.
Selangor reported 150 cases, Kuala Lumpur has 19 while Putrajaya has one.
Other states that recorded new cases are Labuan (65 cases), Penang (35), Negri Sembilan (23), Sarawak (16), Perak (10), Johor (nine) and Kedah (five).
Pahang, Melaka, Terengganu, Kelantan and Perlis reported zero new cases.
Of the three new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said all cases were in Sabah involving two men and one woman aged between 53 and 70.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.29 * * *
Malaysia recorded a drop in new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Oct 29) with 649 cases reported, bringing the total infections to 30,090, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said no new fatalities were reported. The death toll remains at 246 cases since the outbreak began in January.
Of the new cases, Sabah makes up the bulk with 352 new infections followed by 132 cases in Selangor, Negri Sembilan (43), Kedah (37), Kuala Lumpur (21), Labuan (17), Penang (13), Johor (10), Sarawak (eight), Perak (five), and one each in Pahang, Melaka, Terengganu, and Putrajaya.
With 685 patients discharged, the number of new cases is less than recoveries on Thursday. The total number of recoveries is 19,757 cases so far.
Sabah has the highest recoveries with 458 cases.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 10,087 and five new clusters have been identified.
Of the total new cases, seven were imported cases from Indonesia (five cases), India (one) and the Philippines (one) involving two Malaysians and five foreigners.
Currently, 106 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 23 of them requiring ventilator support.
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Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.28 * * *
There are more than 10,000 individuals currently being treated for Covid-19 after Malaysia recorded 801 new cases on Wednesday (Oct 28).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the number of active cases in the country was now 10,123.
The country also reported eight new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 246.
Sabah continued to record the most number of cases with 546 new infections.
In the Klang Valley, Selangor recorded 88 cases, Kuala Lumpur had 13 cases while Putrajaya reported none as of noon on Wednesday.
Dr Noor Hisham said Sabah and the Klang Valley states made up 81% of Wednesday’s cases, or 649 in total.
Malaysia also discharged 573 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 19,072.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 29,441 Covid-19 cases since January.
Currently, 94 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 25 of them requiring ventilator support.
There are two import cases involving two individuals arriving in the country from Iran and Saudi Arabia respectively.
Of the eight new deaths, seven were in Sabah while one was in Selangor.
The youngest of the eight is a 35-year-old woman who died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu.
Dr Noor Hisham said the deceased has a history of high blood pressure, asthma, stroke and dyslipidemia.
The other cases were aged from 56 to 73.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.27 * * *
Malaysia recorded 835 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Oct 27), with Sabah showing a reduction in its daily total with 410 cases.
A day before, Sabah recorded 927 cases while the country saw a record daily hike of 1,240 cases.
The country also reported two new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 238.
Malaysia also discharged 674 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 18,499.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 9,903.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 28,640 Covid-19 cases since January.
Currently, 89 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 32 of them requiring ventilator support.
At a press conference Tuesday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the slight improvement in the daily figures in Sabah is no reason for the ministry to rest on its laurels.
“Although there is a reduction in today’s cases, the Health Ministry is still actively conducting its Covid-19 screening and case detection activities in Sabah. This is because there are still 44 active clusters in the state, and a hike in daily cases can happen at any time, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
In the Klang Valley, there are 138 cases or 16.5% of Tuesday’s total – with Selangor recording 125 cases, Kuala Lumpur with 9 and Putrajaya with 1.
Negri Sembilan is seeing a rise in cases with 155 new infections.
Other states recording new cases are Labuan (74 cases), Sarawak (16), Penang (13), Johor (eight), Kedah (four) and Terengganu (four).
There are five new import cases involving two arrivals from India and one each from Indonesia, Thailand and Bulgaria.
On the two new death cases, Dr Noor Hisham said the two victims – an 82-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman – both died at the Tawau Hospital.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.26 * * *
The country hit a new record high of 1,240 new Covid-19 cases as of noon Monday (Oct 26), bringing the total infections in the country to 27,805.
Of the 1,240 new cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 927 were from Sabah, with 439 cases from the Kepayan Prison.
He added that in the Klang Valley, 194 cases were detected, of which 120 cases were linked to new and existing clusters.
Dr Noor Hisham said that only two were imported cases.
“There are 94 Covid-19 cases being treated in intensive care units (ICU), with 31 cases requiring ventilator support,” he said during a press conference on Monday.
Dr Noor Hisham also said that there were currently 9,744 active Covid-19 cases in the country.
He said 691 patients were discharged, bringing the total cumulative number to 17,825.
He also said seven deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 236 cases.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.25 * * *
Malaysia recorded 823 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday (Oct 25), with Sabah continuing to record the highest number of cases at 533.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported eight new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 229.
Malaysia also discharged 579 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 17,134 or 64.5%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 9,202 cases.
Cumulatively, the total number of cases since the outbreak began in January now stands at 26,565.
Currently, 99 people are being treated in intensive care units, with 30 of them requiring ventilator support.
Aside from the 533 cases in Sabah, Penang reported 97 cases, Selangor (88), Labuan (26), Negri Sembilan (22), Sarawak (16), Johor (15) and Kuala Lumpur (10). Terengganu recorded seven cases, Perak (six), and one case each in Kedah, Kelantan and Putrajaya.
“There has been a reduction of 356 cases (40%) recorded in Sabah compared with Saturday (Oct 24).
“However, this number is still high compared with other states. Aggressive contact tracing will continue in the whole state of Sabah, which now has 17 red zones,” Dr Noor Hisham said in a statement.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.24 * * *
Malaysia recorded 1,228 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday (Oct 24), the highest number of cases to date, with Sabah contributing 889 of them.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported seven new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 221.
Malaysia also discharged 671 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 16,555 or a rate of 64.3%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 8,966 cases.
Cumulatively, the total number of cases since the outbreak began in January now stands at 25,742
Currently, 92 people are being treated in intensive care units, with 31 of them requiring ventilator support.
Aside from the 889 cases in Sabah, Negri Sembilan reported 96 cases; Selangor, 76; Kedah, 76; Penang, 23; Labuan, 21; Perak, 10 case; Kuala Lumpur, 8; Johor, 7; Sarawak, 8; and Melaka, 3.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.23 * * *
Malaysia recorded 710 new Covid-19 infections on Friday (Oct 23), a slight reduction from the previous day which saw more than 800 cases, says the Health Ministry.
There is only one imported case and the rest are local transmissions.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also announced 10 new fatalities, taking the death toll to 214.
This represents the highest number of fatalities recorded in Malaysia in a single day.
The country also discharged 467 patients on Friday, which means the total number of Covid-19 recoveries is 15,884.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 8,416.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 24,514 Covid-19 cases since the outbreak began in January.
Currently, 90 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 28 of them requiring ventilator support.
The majority of the cases continued to come from Sabah, where 528 cases (74.4%) were reported in the state alone.
Dr Noor Hisham said the high numbers in Sabah is attributed to the Health Ministry’s persistence in its active case detection work in the state.
“Mobilisation of our health workers have boosted our Covid-19 screening and medical treatment efforts on the ground.
“The logistical aspects and the delivery of samples have also improved, helping us to conduct RT-PCR tests at a faster speed,” said Dr Noor Hisham in a statement on Thursday (Oct 23).
Selangor still has the second highest number of cases, although its 62 cases on Friday is an improvement from the triple-digit cases in previous days.
Kedah only recorded one case, with the sole infection coming from the Tembok cluster.
Other states that recorded new cases are Penang (39 cases), Negri Sembilan (37), Labuan (19), Kuala Lumpur (10), Perak (four), Johor (four), Terengganu (two), Sarawak (two) and Pahang (one).
There is one new import case involving a non-Malaysian arriving from Nepal.
Of the 10 deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said eight were in Sabah with another two in Kedah and Labuan.
The youngest victim was a 33-year-old who died at the Sabah Women and Children Hospital in Likas.
The man has a history of kidney disease.
The other death cases involve six men and three women aged 54 to 77.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.22 * * *
Malaysia recorded 847 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Oct 22) with Sabah continuing to record the highest number of cases at 578.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported five new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 204.
Malaysia also discharged 486 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 15,417.
Sabah has the highest recoveries with 250 cases followed by Selangor with 109.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 8,183.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 23,804 Covid-19 cases since January.
Currently, 90 people are being treated in intensive care units, with 29 of them requiring ventilator support.
Dr Noor Hisham said the bulk of the new cases continued to come from Sabah with 578 new infections (68.2%) reported in the state alone.
“This is due to the hard work that is being done in Sabah, where there are more health workers who have been mobilised from Peninsular Malaysia and also in Sabah to conduct Covid-19 screening at the field.
“At the same time, there are more lab results returning from the RT-PCR tests, as well as the antigen RTK (rapid test kits) tests from our screening exercise,” he said at a press conference.
Selangor is the second highest state with 132 new cases, followed by Negri Sembilan with 38 cases and Labuan (29).
Other states that recorded new cases are Kuala Lumpur (23 cases), Perak (14), Penang (10), Putrajaya (four), Kedah (three), Melaka (three), Kelantan (three), Pahang (two), Terengganu (one), Johor (one) and Sarawak (one).
There are five new import cases, involving four individuals arriving from India and one from the United States.
Of the five new death cases, Dr Noor Hisham said four are in Sabah while one is in Kedah.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.21 * * *
Malaysia recorded 732 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (Oct 21), a slight reduction after the country saw cases being above the 800 mark for the past four days.
The country also reported six new Covid-19 deaths, meaning 199 people have succumbed to the virus since the outbreak began in January.
Malaysia also discharged 580 patients, which brings the total number of recoveries to 14,391, or 65% of the total.
Sabah has the most recoveries with 305 cases, followed by Penang with 169 cases.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 7,827.
In total, Malaysia has recorded 22,957 Covid-19 cases since January.
Currently, 102 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 31 of them requiring ventilator support.
At a press conference Wednsday (Oct 21), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the bulk of the new cases continued to come from Sabah, with 535 new infections (73.1%) reported in the state alone.
Selangor is the second highest state with 116 new cases.
“About 15.8% of the country’s cases are recorded in Selangor. From the 116 cases, 49 are from existing clusters while 11 cases are from new clusters.
“Three of the new clusters are in Selangor, with one of them related to an individual with travel history to Sabah, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Other states that recorded new cases are Kuala Lumpur (20 cases), Penang (12), Negri Sembilan (nine), Labuan (nine), Kedah (seven), Perak (seven), Putrajaya (six), Melaka (three), Kelantan (one) and Pahang (one).
Johor, Sarawak, Terengganu and Perlis reported zero new cases.
There are eight new import cases.
Of the six new deaths, Dr Noor Hisham said five are in Sabah while one is in Labuan.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.20 * * *
Malaysia recorded 862 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Oct 20), making it the fourth day in a row of cases being above the 800 mark, says the Health Ministry.
The country also reported three new Covid-19 fatalities in Sabah, bringing the death toll to 193.
The deaths involved a 78-year-old man and two women aged 59 and 90. They are all Malaysians.
Malaysia also discharged 634 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 14,351.
Sabah has the highest recoveries with 433 cases.
Active cases in the country have gone up to 7,681.
Of the total cases, two were imported cases from Egypt and Indonesia, which were reported in Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak respectively.
The rest were all local transmissions, including four returnees from Sabah.
In total, Malaysia recorded 22,225 Covid-19 cases since January.
Currently, 95 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 29 of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.19 * * *
Malaysia recorded 865 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Oct 19), making it the third day in a row of cases being above the 800 mark.
At a press conference here on Monday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were three new deaths, bringing the death toll to 190.
The bulk of the new cases continue to come from Sabah, with 643 new infections reported in the state alone.
After Sabah, Selangor recorded 107 cases followed by Labuan with 34 cases and Penang (26).
This is followed by Perak (18), Melaka (16), Kuala Lumpur (6), Negri Sembilan (4), Kedah (3), Putrajaya (3), Johor (2), Pahang (1) and Terengganu (1).
Sarawak, Kelantan and Perlis have no new cases.
There are seven import cases while the rest are local transmissions.
Malaysia also discharged 455 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 13,717.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 7,436 cases.
Cumulatively, Malaysia has 21,363 cases.
Currently, 99 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 32 of them requiring ventilator support.
All three new deaths are in Sabah, involving a 85-year-old man at Tawau Hospital, a 52-year-old man at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu and a 70-year-old woman at the Duchess of Kent Hospital in Sandakan.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.18 * * *
Malaysia recorded 871 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday (Oct 18), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 20,498.
There were also another seven new deaths, bringing the death toll to 187 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 702 of the cases were detected in Sabah, followed by 72 cases in Selangor, 45 in Penang, and 10 in Perak.
Labuan and Kedah recorded nine cases each, while Kuala Lumpur recorded seven cases.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 7,049.
Malaysia also discharged 701 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 13,262, or at a rate of 64%. This is the highest ever daily recovery.
Currently, 86 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 28 of them requiring ventilator support.
Dr Noor Hisham said that the six deaths were recorded in Sabah, while one was recorded in Selangor.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.17 * * *
Malaysia recorded yet another record high of 869 new Covid-19 infections and four deaths on Saturday (Oct 17).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the total death toll to 180 in Malaysia.
Sabah remains the state with the highest positive Covid-19 cases, with 51.9% of the total cases on Friday (Oct 16), said Dr Noor Hisham.
The Health director-general said Sabah recorded 451 cases, followed by Penang (189), Selangor (159), Kedah (38), four each in Perak and Sarawak, Terengganu (3), two each in Johor and Putrajaya and one each in Negri Sembilan and Melaka.
“All of the cases today are local transmissions, involving 745 Malaysians and 124 foreigners, ” he said, adding that four of them are returnees from Sabah.
The four deaths are all Malaysians, three men aged 53,78 and 88 and a 71-year-old woman in Sabah.
A total of 302 patients recovered, making the total recoveries at 12,561 or at a rate of 64%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 6,886 cases.
Five new clusters have also been reported with three in the Klang Valley and one each in Sabah and Terengganu.
So far, the country’s cumulative total cases since the outbreak began in January is 19,627.
There are 91 patients being treated at the intensive care units and 30 of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.16 * * *
Malaysia continued to record a high number of new Covid-19 cases with the Health Ministry reporting 629 cases and six deaths on Friday (Oct 16).
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sabah continued to record the highest number of cases with 489, or 77.7% of the total number of cases.
A total of 245 patients recovered, putting the total number of recoveries to-date at 12,259 or at a rate of 65.4%.
The total number of active cases in the country now stands at 6,323.
The country’s cumulative total cases since the outbreak began in January is 18,758.
There are 99 patients being treated at intensive care units, with 31 of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.15 * * *
Malaysia recorded 589 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Oct 15), a slight improvement from the previous days.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 409 were discharged in the past 24 hours.
This is the highest number of recoveries in a single day since the beginning of the outbreak in the country. The total number of recoveries is now at 12,014.
Sabah continued to be the state with the most cases with 340 infections, followed by Selangor with 150 cases and Perak with 52.
There are three import cases — from Indonesia (two) and Ukraine (one) — while the rest are all local transmissions.
Four new clusters were detected in Sabah, Perak and Labuan with one cluster based in Putrajaya and Negri Sembilan.
Active cases in the country has now gone up to 5,419 cases.
The country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 18,129.
Currently, 103 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 31 of them requiring ventilator support.
Three fatalities were reported, with the country’s Covid-19 death toll now up to 170 cases.
All three deaths are in Sabah — one each in Tawau, Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan.
The deceased are aged between 54 and 100.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.14 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 660 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (Oct 14), staying above the 500 mark of daily cases for the fourth day running.
At his Covid-19 daily briefing telecast from his home on Wednesday (Oct 14), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the bulk of the cases continued to be from Sabah, with 429 infections or 65%.
“This is due to the increased Covid-19 screening activities which are being carried out in the state, and with more samples producing results.
Kedah has the second highest number of cases with 113 cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said 109 of Kedah’s cases were from the Tembok cluster, which involves the Alor Setar prison, Pokok Sena prison and the Sungai Petani prison.
Meanwhile, Klang Valley states have 11.5% of the country’s cases, with Selangor recording 68 cases, Kuala Lumpur seven cases and Putrajaya one.
All are local transmissions, except six imported infections from Singapore (three cases), Indonesia (two) and Philippines (one).
The Kencana cluster in Selangor is the sole new cluster detected by the Health Ministry.
Malaysia also discharged 233 patients, bringing the total of Covid-19 recoveries to 11,605 or at a rate of 66.2%.
Active cases in the country are now at 5,768 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total of cases since the outbreak began in January is 17,540.
The number of people being treated at intensive care units has reached 108, an all-time high. There are 35 patients requiring ventilator support.
Four deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours.
The Covid-19 death toll in the country has gone up to 167 cases, or 1.0% of the total cases.
All four deaths are in Sabah: Two in Sandakan and one each in Kota Kinabalu and Lahad Datu.
The deceased are aged between 47 to 80.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.13 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 660 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Oct 13), the second-highest daily case figure since the outbreak began.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said out of the 660 cases, 443 cases were recorded in Sabah alone.
Selangor recorded 76 cases, Kedah saw 60 new cases while Penang has 23 cases.
There are two imported cases – from India and Nepal – while the rest are all local transmissions.
Six new clusters have been detected with Sabah having four, Selangor and Penang one each.
Malaysia also discharged 350 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 11,372 or at a rate of 67.4%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 5,345 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total of cases since the outbreak began in January is 16,880.
Currently, 101 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 32 of them requiring ventilator support.
Four fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country has gone up to 163 cases or 1.0% of the total cases.
All four deaths are in Sabah – two in Sandakan and one each in Semporna and Tawau.
The deceased were aged from 59 to 84.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.12 * * *
Move to impose conditional MCO due to rise in Covid-19 infections, says Health DG
The conditional movement control order (MCO) had to be implemented in the whole of Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya due to the cases being widespread in terms of location, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said although the cases are less than 100 in each district, the number of new infections is consistently growing every day.
“The cases are scattered all over the Klang Valley, and have spread to all districts except for Sabak Bernam. We cannot wait for all zones to turn to red from yellow, and only then implement the conditional MCO.
“If the case had been concentrated in one district, a targeted enhanced MCO would suffice. But because it is spread out, it is difficult to curb the spread. Controlling the district borders within Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur is also not easy.
“So the best move to break the chain of infection is to implement a conditional MCO for the entire state, ” said Dr Noor Hisham at a press conference broadcast live from his home on Monday (Oct 12).
Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob earlier announced that conditional MCO will be implemented in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya from Oct 14 to Oct 27.
Dr Noor Hisham said under the conditional MCO, businesses will still be allowed to operate while social, education and sports sectors are halted during the period.
“It is a real challenge for the Health Ministry and the government to strike a balance between life and livelihood. So we mitigate the situation with the conditional MCO. We allow the economic sector to function, but we restrict movement for social activities, education and sports.
“We hope this will strike a right balance. Hopefully, our actions will bear fruit in two or three weeks time and we will continue to monitor the situation closely, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.12 * * *
The number of Covid-19 cases remained above 500 on Monday (Oct 12), with 563 new infections in the past 24 hours, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the 563 new cases, 291 are reported in Sabah, followed by Penang with 141 cases and Selangor with 69 cases.
The jump in the Penang figures is due to the Remand Prison cluster, with all the 141 cases attributed to the cluster.
Malaysia also discharged 109 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 11,022 or at a rate of 67.9%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 5,039 cases, hitting the 5,000 mark for the first time.
Cumulatively, the country’s total of cases since the outbreak began in January is 16,220.
Currently, 98 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 29 of them requiring ventilator support.
Two fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country is now 159.
Earlier, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya would be under conditional MCO from 12.01am Oct 14.
Ismail Sabri said the decision to impose the conditional MCO came following an increase in the number of Covid-19 positive cases.
Below are the lists of activities that are not allowed during the conditional MCO in Sabah, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
1. Inter-district travel will not be allowed. However, employees who need to cross districts must have an authorisation letter from their employer or show their staff pass.
2. Only two persons from a household will be allowed to go out to buy household essentials.
3. Schools, kindergartens, nurseries, institutes of higher learning, training skills institutes, tahfiz, public parks, recreational areas are to be shut.
4. All houses of worship, including mosques, are to be closed.
5. Sports, recreational, social and cultural activities including wedding ceremonies are not allowed to be held.
6. Entertainment centres and nightclubs are not allowed to open.
However, economic activities in the affected areas will be allowed to operate as normal.
Meanwhile, in Sabah, below are a list of activities and SOPs that come under the conditional MCO:
1. Wet and wholesale markets can operate from 6am to 2pm.
2. Grocery stores, convenience shops, supermarkets, stalls, and restaurants will be allowed to open from 6am to 6pm.
3. Pharmacies, drug stores and petrol stations’ operating hours will be from 6am to 6pm.
4. Taxis, e-hailing and food delivery services are allowed to operate from 6am to 8pm.
5. Buses are not allowed to operate.
6. Clinics and hospitals are allowed to operate 24 hours.
7. Activities in the fisheries, plantation and agriculture sectors are allowed.
8. Business, manufacturing and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that need to operate can apply to the Sabah disaster management committee for exemptions.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.11 * * *
Malaysia recorded 561 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Oct 11), with two new deaths reported, bringing the death toll to 157.
In a press conference on Facebook Live, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sabah recorded 488 cases, making it the most number of infections from the total number of cases recorded Sunday.
This is followed by Selangor (25 cases), Kedah (16 cases) and Kuala Lumpur (15 cases).
Of the 561 cases, 8 were imported cases with three from Indonesia, China (two), Cambodia (one) and Saudi Arabia (one).
The country’s total number of infections is now at 15,657 with 4,587 active cases.
Dr Noor Hisham also said there were five new clusters reported.
There were 133 recoveries Sunday, bringing the cumulative number of recovered cases to 10,913.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.10 * * *
Malaysia recorded 374 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Oct 10), with three deaths reported.
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said all three deaths were recorded in Sabah.
Two men aged 61 and 51 years old respectively and a 54-year-old woman were the latest casualties.
Dr Noor Hisham said Sabah recorded 277 cases, making it the most number of infections from the total number of cases recorded on Saturday.
This is followed by Selangor (44 cases), Kedah (27 cases from the Tembok, or prison, cluster), Kuala Lumpur (four cases) and Putrajaya (one case).
From the 374 cases, only two were imported cases from the Philippines.
The country’s total number of infections is now at 15,096 cases with 4,161 active cases.
Dr Noor Hisham also said there were six new clusters reported – four in Selangor, and one each in Sabah and Sarawak.
Thus far, 73 patients are also being treated at intensive care units (ICU) with 28 requiring ventilator support.
The cumulative number of recovered cases now stands at 10,780.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.09 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 354 new Covid-19 infections on Friday (Oct 9), continuing a downward trend of cases for the third day straight.
At a press conference broadcast live from home quarantine, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 274 of the cases were detected in Sabah, while the second highest state is Selangor with 24 cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said the continued increase in Sabah’s positive cases is due to the Health Ministry’s active health screening at seven districts in the state.
Kedah and Sarawak recorded 10 new cases each.
Dr Noor Hisham said the significant drop in cases for Kedah is due to the Health Ministry’s success in controlling the Tembok cluster at Alor Setar prison.
There are two import cases – from India and Oman – while the rest are local transmissions.
Malaysia also discharged 188 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 10,707 or at a rate of 72.7%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 3,863 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total of cases since the outbreak began in January is 14,722.
Currently, 68 people are being treated at intensive care units, with 25 of them requiring ventilator support.
Six fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll has gone up to 152.
Dr Noor Hisham said all the six deaths were in Sabah (two each in Tawau, Semporna and Kota Kinabalu), with the deceased aged between 54 and 68.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.08 * * *
The country recorded 375 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Oct 8) with 18 recoveries.
It comprises 371 local transmissions and four imported cases. The country’s total number of infections is now at 14,368 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Facebook live video on Thursday, said that of the newly reported cases, 271 were from Sabah, with 36 cases from Selangor and 16 from Kedah.
Sixty patients are also being treated at the ICU with 20 requiring ventilator support.
The cumulative number of recovered cases is now at 10,519.
The country also recorded five additional deaths, bringing the death toll to 146.
All were recorded in Sabah – Lahad Datu (1), Semporna (1), Sandakan (1) and Tawau (2).
Four had pre-existing health conditions, with the oldest fatal case being an 82-year-old man in the Tawau Hospital.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.07 * * *
New Covid-19 cases remain high with 489 cases recorded on Wednesday (Oct 7).
According to a Health Ministry Facebook post, a majority of cases were from the Tembok cluster in Kedah and also red zones in Sabah.
Sabah contributed the most cases at 282, followed by Kedah (153), Selangor (20), Penang (7), Johor (6), four each in Perak and Kuala Lumpur, three in Sarawak, two each in Putrajaya and Pahang and one each in Negri Sembilan and Kelantan.
Two were imported cases while the rest were local transmissions.
No casualties were reported and the death toll remains at 141, or 1.01% of positive cases.
A total of 74 patients recovered, bringing the total recoveries to 10,501 cases, or 75.04% of cases.
So far, the country’s cumulative total cases since the outbreak began in January is 13,993.
There are 40 patients being treated at intensive care units and 13 of them require ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.06 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 691 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Oct 6), a new record high in daily case figures, says the Health Ministry.
The number overtakes the 432 new cases reported Monday (Oct 7) earlier, which was the country’s highest increase in a 24-hour span at the time.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced this in a statement live on Facebook from home quarantine.
Kedah recorded 397 cases while Sabah has 219 cases.
The Tembok cluster alone in Kedah accounts for more than half of Tuesday’s cases, with 394 infections.
Four fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country is now 141 cases.
There were three imported cases while the rest are local transmissions.
On Tuesday, Malaysia also discharged 87 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 10,427.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 13,504
Currently, 31 people are being treated at intensive care units, with eight of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.05 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 432 new Covid-19 infections on Monday (Oct 5), the highest daily increase since the pandemic hit the country.
It involves 429 local transmissions and three imported cases.
This overtakes the 317-case record which was set just two days ago on Oct 3, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement on Monday.
Kedah has the most number of new cases on Monday with 231 infections followed by Sabah with 130.
Other states recording new cases are Selangor (34), Kuala Lumpur (7), Terengganu (5), Labuan (5), Perak (2), Putrajaya (2), Johor (2), Sarawak (1), Pahang (1), Melaka (1), Negri Sembilan (1) and Kelantan (1).
Malaysia also discharged 57 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 10,340 or at a rate of 80.7%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 2,336 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 12,813.
Currently, 32 people are being treated at intensive care units with eight of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 136 or at a rate of 1.07%.
Separately, Dr Noor Hisham confirmed that one of those present at the Covid-19 ministerial meeting at the Prime Minister’s Department is infected with the virus.
“The ministry would like to inform that an individual who attended a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Department on Oct 3 tested positive for Covid-19.
“At that time, the individual did not display any symptoms. The individual has been taken to hospital for isolation, observation and treatment according to the existing protocol for Covid-19 positive cases,” he said.
Dr Noor Hisham said the ministry has initiated contact tracing work as well as a screening of symptoms and swab tests.
“Close contacts who had been identified have been put under a home surveillance order (HSO) for 14 days from the day of exposure with the contact, ” he said.
Earlier, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri confirmed he tested positive for Covid-19.
The minister confirmed this on his Facebook page on Monday.
Dr Noor Hisham said the attendees of the ministerial meeting who have been identified as Zulkifli’s close contacts have also been placed on the HSO for 14 days from Oct 3.
However, Dr Noor Hisham said that those who attended the meeting but are not considered close contacts are not asked to be quarantined at home.
Instead they are asked to conduct self-health monitoring at home for 14 days using the “home assessment tool” in the MySejahtera app.
“They have been advised to seek treatment at a nearby health facility if they develop symptoms during that self-monitoring period, ” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Most of the ministers in the Cabinet attended the meeting on Oct 3, and Dr Noor Hisham himself attended the meeting.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.04 * * *
Malaysia is still recording triple-digit cases, with 293 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Oct 4).
This brings the total number of infections to 12,381 cases.
Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said out of the 293 new cases, 292 were locally transmitted while one was imported.
Sabah again recorded the highest number of cases, at 131 infections followed by Kedah at 113 and Selangor (31).
Johor had eight new cases, Kuala Lumpur had three, Perak and Negri Sembilan each had two, while Penang, Kelantan and Sarawak respectively had one new case each.
The death toll remains at 137 or 1.1% out of the total number of cases.
Dr Noor Hisham also said 67 patients had recovered with a total of 10,283 recoveries made or 83.05% out of the overall number of cases since the Covid-19 outbreak began.
There are currently 1,961 active cases being treated at the country’s health facilities, with 28 patients in the intensive care units (ICU) and four of them requiring ventilator support.
COVID-19; 4 Okt 2020
Jumlah discaj baru:67
Jumlah kumulatif:10283 (83.05%)Jumlah kes baru;293
Jumlah kumulatif:12381
Jumlah kes aktif:1961Kes tempatan:292 (269WN, 23BWN)
Kes import1 BWNJumlah kematian:0
Jumlah kumulatif: 137 (1.1%)Jumlah kes di ICU:28
Pesakit intubated:4 pic.twitter.com/sigu7g37ID— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) October 4, 2020
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.03 * * *
Malaysia saw another day with a record high number of Covid-19 cases with 317 new infections, the highest daily increase yet, and one death on Saturday (Oct 3).
Three new clusters – two in Kedah and one in Selangor – were also reported, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah to the press here Saturday (Oct 3).
He said the latest death involved a 57-year-old man in Sabah, who had a history of diabetes, high blood pressure and dyslipidemia.
He also said 121 patients recovered, making the total recoveries at 10,216 or a rate of 84.5%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 1,735 cases.
So far, the country’s cumulative total cases since the outbreak began in January is 12,088.
There are 29 patients being treated at the intensive care units and four of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
The rising trend in Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Oct 3) with 317 cases nationwide has prompted the Health Ministry to take active and aggressive action like testing in the field to curb the spread of the virus.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said one the actions taken was close contact tracing or active case detection.
“Other actions include the enhanced movement control order (MCO) in Kota Setar from Sept 11 to Sept 25 where 18,701 people were screened including 87 foreigners which led to 44 positive cases.
“Targeted screenings for those who visited Sabah at all domestic and international entry points, screenings of high-risk groups where tests were conducted on senior citizens, screenings on immigration detainees and screenings on health workers as well as activity surveillance through monitoring influenza-like illness cases and severe acute respiratory illness were also actions taken,” he said.
Dr Noor Hisham said to ensure the situation in Sabah was controlled immediately, the Health Ministry had mobilised aid teams, sent personal protection equipment, ventilators and opened low-risk treatment centres as quarantine centres to place Covid-19 positive cases who were in stable condition.
“Sabah has six hospitals, as well as six quarantine centres and low-risk treatment centres, that have a capacity of 590 beds and 1,396 beds respectively.
“As of Oct 2, the rate of usage is at 69% at Health Ministry hospitals and 31% at low-risk treatment centres,” he said, adding that for intensive care units, 66 beds had been prepared for treatment of critical Covid-19 patients and have a 23% rate of use.
* * * 2020.10.02 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 287 new Covid-19 infections on Friday (Oct 2), the highest daily increase of the pandemic in the country.
It surpassed the spike on June 4 of 277 cases and Thursday’s 260 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah at a press conference on Friday.
All the new cases involved local transmissions.
Malaysia also discharged 81 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 10,095 or at a rate of 85.76%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 1,540 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 11,771.
Currently, 22 people are being treated at intensive care units, with four of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 136 or at a rate of 1.35%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.10.01 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 260 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday (Oct 1), making it the highest increase in cases since the recovery movement control order (MCO) phase began on June 9.
Sabah recorded the most number of new cases with 118, followed closely by Kedah with 98.
The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur recorded 14 cases, followed by Selangor with 13, Putrajaya (five), Terengganu (two), Perlis (two), Pahang (one), Penang (one) and Melaka (one).
Of the total number of cases, 31 involved those who had just returned from Sabah recently.
Only one of the new cases was imported, while the rest were local transmissions, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said at the ministry’s Covid-19 press conference on Thursday (Oct 1).
The Tembok cluster in Kota Setar, Kedah, saw a rise in cases with 88 new infections. This brings the cluster’s total number of cases to 91.
There are four new clusters detected by the Health Ministry – in Kedah (Bah Ketil cluster), Sabah (Joo Hwa cluster), and Putrajaya (Selasih cluster).
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 136.
On Thursday, Malaysia also discharged 47 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 10,014 or at a rate of 87.2%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 1,334 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January stands at 11,484.
Currently, 20 people are being treated at intensive care units, with three of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.30 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 89 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday (Sept 30), a slight improvement from the three days of triple digits in infection increases.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the country’s 89 new cases, 86 are local transmissions while three are import cases.
On Wednesday, Malaysia also discharged 28 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 9,967, or at a rate of 88.8%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 1,124 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total of cases since the outbreak began in January is 11,224.
Currently, 16 people are being treated at intensive care units, with three of them requiring ventilator support.
Dr Noor Hisham also announced two deaths, taking the Covid-19 death toll to 136.
The two deaths are detected in Sabah and Kedah.
Sabah continues to record the highest number of new Covid-19 infections according to state with 35 cases, followed by Kedah (13), Selangor (10) and Johor (eight).
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.29 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 101 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday (Sept 29), making it the third consecutive day of triple-digit increases.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 73 of the cases were from Sabah, Selangor (14), Johor (two) and one each from Johor, Kedah, Perak, Melaka and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.
There were four import cases while the rest were local transmissions.
Dr Noor Hisham also said four new clusters were detected, of which two were in Sabah and the others in Selangor and Johor.
On Tuesday, Malaysia also discharged 50 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 9,939 or at a rate of 89.3%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now up to 1,062 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 11,135.
Currently, 13 people are being treated at intensive care units, with five of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 134 or at a rate of 1.20%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.28 * * *
The Health Ministry reported 115 Covid-19 infections on Monday (Sept 28), making it another day of three-digit increases in new cases.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the country’s 115 new cases, 112 were local transmissions while three were import cases.
On Monday, Malaysia also discharged 54 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 9,889 or at a rate of 89.62%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 1,011 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 11,034.
Currently, eight people are being treated at intensive care units, with five of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 134 or at a rate of 1.21%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.27 * * *
Malaysia recorded 150 new Covid-19 cases as of noon Sunday (Sept 27), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 10,919.
Of the new cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 146 were local transmissions and the remaining four were imported.
For the local transmissions, Dr Noor Hisham said 124 cases were from Sabah while the rest were from Selangor (10), Pahang (4), Kuala Lumpur (3), Sarawak (2), Johor (2) and Melaka (one).
Dr Noor Hisham added that 58 cases were detected from the Benteng LD cluster, 20 from the Bangau-Bangau cluster, 13 from the Bakau cluster, and 10 from the Pulau cluster.
He also said there were three new clusters detected – two in Sabah and one in Kuala Lumpur.
“There are six Covid-19 cases being treated in intensive care units (ICU), with four requiring ventilator support,” he said in a statement on Sunday.
Dr Noor Hisham also said that there were currently 950 active Covid-19 cases in the country.
He said 50 patients were discharged, bringing the total cumulative number to 9,835.
He also said one new death was recorded, bringing the death toll to 134.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.26 * * *
Malaysia recorded 82 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Sept 26), bringing the total infections in the country to 10,769.
Of the 82 new cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 79 were local transmissions while the rest were imported cases.
The local transmission cases comprise 53 Malaysians and 26 foreigners.
Of the 79 local transmission cases, Dr Noor Hisham said Sabah recorded the highest number of cases with 64 while the rest were from other states such as Negri Sembilan, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
“There were 33 new cases reported from the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster today. This makes the total positive cases from this cluster at 776 cases. As of Sept 26, 10,775 individuals have been screened from this cluster,” he said in a statement on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said 25 new cases have been reported in the Bangau-Bangau cluster, bringing the total positive cases in this cluster to 159, adding that 351 individuals have been screened to date.
“There are eight positive Covid-19 cases being treated in intensive care units with four cases requiring ventilator support,” he said.
Dr Noor Hisham also said that there were currently 851 active cases in the country.
He said 89 patients have been discharged, bringing the total cumulative number to 9,785.
He also said no deaths were recorded, keeping the death toll at 133 cases.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.25 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 111 Covid-19 infections on Friday (Sept 25), making this the second time in a week that the number of new cases is in triple figures.
Sabah recorded the highest number of new cases with 97 new infections, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement Friday (Sept 25).
The Bangau-Bangau cluster in Semporna had a spike of 74 new infections, bringing its total to 134 cases.
The Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster, the country’s biggest active cluster, had an additional 13 new cases. In total, the cluster has produced 743 cases.
In Kedah, the Sungai cluster saw another seven new cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said of the country’s 111 new cases, 107 are local transmissions while four are import cases.
Malaysia’s cumulative total of cases since the outbreak began is now 10,687.
The country also discharged 30 Covid-19 patients, which means the total number of people who have recovered so far is 9,696 or 90.7%.
There were no new fatalities with the death toll remaining at 133.
The number of active cases in the country is now 858.
Four people are under intensive care, with three of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.24 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 71 Covid-19 new infections on Thursday (Sept 24), as Sabah continues to lead the number of cases with 63.
In a statement on Thursday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 47 of the new cases in the state were linked to the Bangau-bangau cluster in Semporna, while the Laut cluster in Kunak recorded 10 infections.
The Benteng Lahad Datu cluster, the country’s largest and most active, has reported one new case.
The ministry reported no emergence of new clusters on Thursday.
Kedah recorded four more cases, while Selangor saw three new cases in the state.
Dr Noor Hisham said only two cases are imported from abroad, while the rest are local transmissions.
The two cases are from Singapore and Indonesia, with the latter involving an undocumented migrant in Selangor.
In the same 24-hour span, Malaysia also discharged 64 patients, which means the total of recoveries is 9,666 or at a rate of 91.4%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 777 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total of cases since the outbreak began in January is 10,576.
Currently, six people are being treated at intensive care units, with two of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 133 or at a rate of 1.26%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.23 * * *
Malaysia is back to triple digits, recording 147 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Sept 23) and three new deaths.
This brings the total number of infections to 10,505 cases.
Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said out of the 147 new cases, 143 were locally transmitted.
Sabah again recorded the highest number of cases, at 110 infections among Malaysians and 24 cases among non-citizens.
Kedah had five local cases and Selangor had two while Kelantan and Kuala Lumpur had a case each.
Meanwhile, a total of four cases were imported, with three cases from India and one from Indonesia.
The three deaths recorded on Wednesday (Sept 23) brought the death toll to 133, or 1.27% out of the total number of cases.
The 131st death was a 48-year-old Indonesian woman with a history of diabetes and hypertension who was admitted to Tawau Hospital on Sept 18 in a semi-conscious state, said Dr Noor Hisham.
She died on Sept 19 and on Tuesday (Sept 22), her Covid-19 test turned up positive.
The 132nd death was of a 54-year-old Malaysian man who was treated at Hospital Semporna on Sept 18 after displaying symptoms.
He succumbed to the disease on Tuesday (Sept 22) and his Covid-19 turned up positive on the same day.
The 133rd death was another Malaysian man, aged 72, with a history of stroke.
“He was a close contact to another patient who had passed away in the Tawar cluster.
“He was asymptomatic and tested positive for Covid-19 on August 19 and admitted to Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah in Alor Setar.
“He died on Wednesday (Sept 23) morning,” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Dr Noor Hisham also said 39 patients had recovered with a total of 9,602 recoveries or 91.40% out of the overall number of cases since the Covid-19 outbreak began.
There are currently 770 active cases being treated at the country’s health facilities, with eight patients in the intensive care units (ICU) and two of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.22 * * *
Malaysia has confirmed 82 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Sept 22), 60 of which were detected in Sabah, says the Health Ministry.
The Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster saw 41 new cases, of which 34 are Malaysians and seven are foreigners.
Another new cluster has emerged in Semporna, dubbed the Bangau-Bangau cluster, with five new cases linked to it.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the 82 new cases, 72 are local transmissions while 10 are import cases.
On Tuesday, Malaysia also discharged 168 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 9,563 or a rate of 92.32%.
The total number of active cases in the country went down to 665 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 10,358.
Currently, nine people are being treated at intensive care units, with two requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 130 or at a rate of 1.26%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.21 * * *
Malaysia has 57 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Sept 21), with 49 coming from various clusters in Sabah, says the Health Ministry.
In a statement on Monday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said of the 57 cases, 51 were local transmissions while six were imported cases.
On Monday, Malaysia also discharged 40 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 9,395 or at a rate of 91.43%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 751 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of Covid-19 cases since the outbreak began in January is 10,276.
Currently, nine people are being treated at intensive care units, with two of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 130 or at a rate of 1.26%.
In Sabah, the Pulau cluster recorded the most number of new cases in the past 24 hours, with 14 new infections.
This is followed by the Selamat cluster with 12 more cases, followed by the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster which has five new cases.
The Health Ministry also detected a new cluster at the Tongod district in Sandakan, the Quarters cluster, which so far has five cases linked to it.
The cluster was discovered after a healthcare worker in Tongod was found positive from a screening using antigen rapid test kits (RTK) on Sept 4.
The other two local transmission cases were detected in Kedah from the Sungai cluster, and in Selangor.
The six new imported cases involved three undocumented migrants arriving from Indonesia, two foreigners from Pakistan and Zambia, as well as one Malaysian returning from the United Kingdom.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.20 * * *
Malaysia recorded 52 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Sept 20), bringing the total number of infections to 10,219 cases.
Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said out of the 52 new cases, 40 were locally transmitted involving 26 Malaysians and 14 non-citizens.
The remaining 12 cases were imported and involved three Malaysians and nine non-citizens, he said in a statement on Sunday (Sept 20).
“There were no Covid-19 related deaths reported, keeping the death toll at 130, or 1.27% out of the total number of cases, ” he said.
Dr Noor Hisham also said 40 patients had recovered with a total of 9,355 patients, or 91.55% out of the overall number of cases discharged since the Covid-19 outbreak began.
There are currently 734 active cases being treated at the country’s health facilities, with 10 patients in the intensive care units (ICU) and two of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.19 * * *
The country recorded an additional 20 cases of Covid-19, with 51 recoveries.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement on Saturday (Sept 19), said that of the 20 newly reported cases, three were imported.
“From the 17 local transmissions, 14 were from Malaysia. Kedah recorded nine cases, with eight from the Sungai cluster.
“Sabah recorded eight cases, with one from a newly discovered cluster in Semporna,” he said.
This puts the total number of Covid-19 cases at 10,167, with 722 active cases.
The country also recorded an additional fatality, an 82-year-old man.
“He experienced fever symptoms on Sept 4, but received no treatment. On Sept 7, he was found to be a close contact of case 9,458 and case 9,547 (Sungai cluster).
“He was admitted to the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Kedah on Sept 9 but his condition worsened and he was transferred to the ICU ward. The patient passed away on Sept 18 at 5.45pm,” he said.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.18 * * *
Malaysia recorded 95 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Sept 18), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 10,147, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Tan Sr Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that Sabah recorded the highest number of cases, with 91 local transmissions and four import cases.
He added that one new death was also reported, bringing the death toll up to 129.
Dr Noor Hisham said that the number of active cases climbed to 754,11 of which have been treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and two others were intubated.
Among the latest cases in Sabah were from the Benteng cluster (76), Pulau cluster (four) and Selamat cluster (three).
While in Negri Sembilan, one case was detected from the Bunga cluster.
“Close contact screenings and active case detection for all the four clusters are currently being continued.
“The latest update on the respective clusters will be updated from time to time,” he said.
The Health DG also said there were 14 recoveries on Thursday (Sept 17), bringing the cumulative total to 9,264, or 91.3% of the total number of cases.
Dr Noor Hisham revealed that the deceased (case 10,145) was a 50-year-old Filipino woman.
“She experienced heavy coughing and breathing difficulties on Sept 14 and received treatment at a health facility.
“She was later referred to the Semporna Hospital for further treatment, but could not do so.
“The victim was found unconscious and rushed to the Semporna Hospital Sabah, where she was declared dead on Sept 14.
“Health screening showed that she tested positive for Covid-19,” said Dr Noor Hisham.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.17 * * *
Malaysia recorded 21 new Covid-19 cases Thursday (Sept 17), bringing the cumulative total number of cases in the country to 10,052, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said five of the 21 cases, all Malaysian were imported, with two returning from New Zealand, and one each from India, Pakistan and China.
“Of the 16 local transmissions, 15 involved Malaysian citizens and only one was a foreigner,” Dr Noor Hisham said.
He added that no new deaths were reported, and the death toll still stood at 128 cases.
The Health DG also said there were 15 recoveries Thursday, bringing the cumulative total to 9,250, or 92% of the total number of cases.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.16 * * *
Malaysia recorded new 62 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Sept 16), with just one imported case while the rest are locally transmitted infections, says the Health Ministry.
This brings the total number of cumulative cases in the country to 10,031, with 668 active cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said of the total number of local cases, 41 were Malaysians and 20 were foreigners while the sole imported case was a Malaysian.
He said that 59 cases were from Sabah, comprising 48 from the Benteng cluster in Lahad Datu involving 20 foreigners.
Of the 13 remaining cases from Sabah, one each were detected from the Pulau and Sandakan prison clusters.
He added other cases were detected following health screening of health workers in Hospital Lahad Datu (four cases), international entry points from Peninsular Malaysia (three) and the Lahad Datu Health Clinic (two).
He said that only one case was detected from the Sungai cluster in Kedah and another case in Penang who is a family member of cases 9,397 and 9,459.
He also said there were no new deaths reported with the death toll remaining at 128 cases or 1.28% of the total number of cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said there were 15 patients with Covid-19 being treated at intensive care units, with three on ventilators.
He added that 26 patients had fully recovered from the virus bringing the total of recoveries to 9,235 or 92.1% so far.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.15 * * *
Twenty-three (32) new Covid-19 cases were reported, including 10 imported cases, on Tuesday (Sept 15), bringing the total number of infections to 9,969.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said out of the 23 new cases, 13 cases were transmitted locally.
“Out of the 13 local transmissions, 10 involved Malaysians and three involved non-Malaysians. All local transmissions occurred in Sabah, ” he said in a press conference Tuesday.
He said there were four new cases from the Benteng Lahad Datu cluster, eight cases from the new Pulau cluster and one case detected in a referral screening from Semporna Hospital to Tawau Hospital.
The ten cases that were imported involved five Malaysians and five non-Malaysians.
Four cases had come from the Philippines, while the other countries were Hungary, Turkey, Qatar, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Morocco.
Six patients recovered on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 9,209 cases.
He also said that there were no fatalities, with the death toll remaining at 128.
There are now 632 active cases in the country, with 14 cases in the intensive care unit and four cases needing ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.14 * * *
Thirty-one (31) new Covid-19 cases were reported involving three imported cases on Monday (Sept 14), bringing the total number of infections to 9,946.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the imported cases involved two Malaysians who returned from Indonesia and an Indonesian who entered Malaysia on Aug 31.
“The patients have been admitted to the Sungai Buloh Hospital on the same day for showing symptoms. The second sample test came back positive on Sept 3,” he said.
From the 28 local transmission cases, Dr Noor Hisham said 19 of them were Malaysians while the rest were foreigners.
Sabah recorded the highest number of cases with 23 cases, and 17 of them were linked to the Benteng LD cluster with eight of them being foreigners.
“Negri Sembilan recorded four cases in the Bunga cluster, one of them was a foreigner. Kedah has one positive case from the Sungai cluster,” he added.
There are currently 615 active Covid-19 cases in the country.
Seven patients recovered on Monday, bringing the total number to 9,203 cases or 92.5%.
At present, Dr Noor Hisham said 11 patients are still being treated at intensive care units and five of them require a ventilator.
Terkini COVID-19, 14 Sept
Jumlah discaj baru:7
Jumlah kumulatif discaj: 9203 (92.53%)Jumlah kes baru;31
Jumlah kumulatif:9946
Jumlah kes aktif:615Kes tempatan:28(19 WN,9 BWN)
Kes import:3(2 WN,1 BWN)Jumlah fataliti:0
Jumlah kumulatif:128 (1.29%)Kes di ICU:11
intubated: 5 pic.twitter.com/RThp9idTNO— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) September 14, 2020
He also said that there were no fatalities, with the death toll remaining at 128.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.13 * * *
Malaysia recorded 47 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Sept 13), out of which only two were imported while the rest were local infections, says the Health Ministry.
This brings the total number of infections to 9,915 in Malaysia, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Dr Noor Hisham said from the 45 local cases reported, 28 were Malaysians while 17 were foreigners.
He said from the local infections, 31 cases were from Sabah.
Out of the figure, 22 were from the Benteng cluster; four were detected from screenings at a health clinic; two from a quarantine centre; one healthcare worker; one detainee at the Kudat district police station; and one Influenza-like illness (ILI) case.
The remaining 14 cases were from Kedah, with 13 from the Tawar cluster and one case from the Sungai cluster, said Dr Noor Hisham.
As for the two imported cases, Dr Noor Hisham said they were foreigners from Maldives and Morocco.
Dr Noor Hisham said there were nine people with Covid-19 being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) while four were on ventilators.
He also said there were no new deaths reported, thus maintaining the death toll at 128 cases, or 1.29% from the total number of cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said currently, Malaysia has 591 active cases and 9,196 cumulative cases that have recovered from Covid-19.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.12 * * *
There were 58 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a drastic drop from Friday’s (Sept 11) 182, says the Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on Saturday (Sept 12).
A new cluster – called Cluster Laut – has also been identified among the illegal migrants in Kunak, Sabah, centred around an individual who was deported but came back illegally to Sabah to visit his wife.
Five of the new cases reported were imported, with three of them being Malaysians and two foreigners.
There were no new deaths in the past 24 hours.
Dr Noor Hisham said the total number of active cases now was 551, with the death toll remaining at 128.
There were 44 new cases in the Benteng cluster and five new cases among the Sungai cluster.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.11 * * *
Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases continued to spike with the Health Ministry announcing 182 new infections in the country on Friday (Sept 11).
This is only the second time the daily case increase was in three figures – the last time was on Tuesday (Sept 8) when the country recorded 100 new cases.
Prior to that, the last time the number of cases was in triple digits was on June 4 before the recovery movement control order (MCO), with 277 reported cases.
In a statement on Friday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said of the 182 cases, only one is an imported case while the rest are local transmissions.
The bulk of the cases were from the Benteng LD (Lahad Datu) cluster in Sabah, with 167 new infections recorded in a span of 24 hours.
The total number of cases under the cluster has doubled to 337 – currently the biggest and most active cluster nationwide.
Majority of the patients are detainees from the Tawau prison and the Lahad Datu police headquarters lock-up.
The Sungai cluster in Kedah – which originated from a healthcare worker attached to a medical centre – recorded 11 new cases on Friday.
The cluster now has a total of 50 cases.
The Tawau prison and the Kota Setar district in Kedah – where the two clusters are reported – have been put under enhanced movement control order (MCO) since 12.01am on Friday.
Malaysia also discharged 14 patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 9,181 or at a rate of 93.59%, on Friday.
The total number of active cases in the country has now shot up to 501 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total of cases since the outbreak began in January is 9,810.
Currently, nine people are being treated at intensive care units, with five of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 128 or at a rate of 1.30%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.10 * * *
Malaysia has confirmed 45 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Sept 10), with 40 of them coming from the Benteng LD (Lahad Datu) cluster in Sabah.
This brings the total of cases under the cluster – currently Malaysia’s biggest and active Covid-19 cluster – to a total of 170 cases.
At a press conference on Thursday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the 45 cases, 44 were local transmissions and only one was an import case.
Of the 40 new cases under the Benteng LD cluster, 35 are detainees while six are family members of prison staff.
All of the new cases were detected at the Tawau prison.
In Kedah, there were four new cases, with two of them linked to the Telaga cluster and one related to the Sungai cluster.
Another case was detected from the Simpang Kuala clinic in the state, following screening conducted on symptomatic individuals.
The sole import case involves a Malaysian returning into the country from Brazil.
Meanwhile, 24 patients were discharged, meaning the total of recoveries is 9,167 or a rate of 95.2%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 333 cases.
Cumulatively, the country’s total of cases since the outbreak began in January is 9,628.
Currently, nine people are being treated at intensive care units, with five of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 128 or at a rate of 1.35%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.09 * * *
Malaysia recorded 24 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Sept 9), with 13 coming from the Sungai cluster in Kedah.
In a statement, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that of the 24 cases, 18 were local transmissions while six were import cases.
The largest active cluster currently is the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster in Sabah, which only recorded two new cases in the past 24 hours.
Besides the Sungai and Benteng LD clusters, there is one new case each from the Tawar and Telaga clusters.
Another local case was detected from a Covid-19 test on individuals with symptoms at Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah in Alor Setar, Kedah.
The imported cases are three Malaysians returning from Indonesia, South Korea and Singapore, as well as three foreigners; two arriving from Bangladesh and one arriving from China.
Dr Noor Hisham said that the imported cases involving non-Malaysians arrived into the country before the Sept 7 entry ban on countries with more than 100,000 Covid-19 cases.
On Wednesday, Malaysia also discharged seven patients, which means the total of recoveries is 9,143 or at a rate of 95.4%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 317 cases.
Of this number, seven are being treated at intensive care units, with four of them requiring ventilator support.
Cumulatively, the country’s total of cases since the outbreak began in January is 9,583.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 128 or at a rate of 1.35%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.08 * * *
Malaysia has confirmed 100 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Sept 8), with 62 cases coming from the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster in Sabah.
This is by far the biggest single day increase throughout the recovery movement control order (MCO) period, overtaking Monday’s (Sept 7) 62 cases in a day.
Out of the 62 new cases under the Benteng LD cluster, 32 are foreigners while 30 are Malaysians.
In total, the cluster has 128 confirmed cases so far.
The Sungai cluster in Kedah also saw a spike with 23 new cases in Kedah (22 cases) and Perlis (one).
At a press conference Tuesday (Sept 8), Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the 100 cases, 85 were local transmissions while 15 were import cases.
The import cases are arrivals from India (11 cases), Indonesia (two), Pakistan (one) and the Philippines (one).
Cumulatively, Malaysia has detected 9,559 cases since the outbreak began in January, and 12 patients were discharged on Tuesday.
This means that the total number of recoveries is 9,136 or a rate of 95.6%, while the total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 295 cases.
Seven people have been admitted into intensive care units, with four of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 128 or at a rate of 1.34%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.07 * * *
Malaysia has confirmed 62 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Sept 7), with 50 cases linked to the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster in Sabah.
The last time Malaysia had more than 50 cases in a single day was on June 4 when it had 277 cases.
In a statement on Monday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the 62 cases, 56 were local transmissions while six were import cases.
The Benteng LD cluster was first announced by the ministry on Sept 1 where seven cases were found positive for Covid-19 following a screening for inmates conducted at the Lahad Datu police headquarters.
The Health Ministry later traced more cases at the Tawau prison – some 150km away – after several inmates with travel history to the Lahad Datu police headquarters tested positive.
All of the 50 new cases on Monday involved detainees and in total the cluster has 66 confirmed cases so far, of which 30 are Malaysians while 36 are foreigners.
Two of the patients are a prison officer and his one-year-old nephew, while the six imported cases are arrivals from Turkey (two cases), Bangladesh (one), Indonesia (one) and Egypt (one).
Dr Noor Hisham also announced the new Sungai cluster in Kedah, which has two confirmed cases involving two healthcare workers in the state.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January is 9,459.
Malaysia also discharged nine patients, which means the total number of recoveries is 9,124, or at a rate of 96.5%.
The total number of active cases in the country has now gone up to 207 cases.
Six people have been admitted into intensive care units, with four of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 128 or at a rate of 1.35%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.06 * * *
6 new Covid-19 cases have been reported involving three imported cases and three local transmissions today (Sept 6), bringing the total infection to 9,397 cases.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said the imported cases involved two foreigners from Indonesia and one from Bangladesh.
“The imported cases all happened in Kuala Lumpur.
“As for the three local transmission cases, two came from the Benteng LD (Lahad Datu) cluster in Sabah.
“Another case involved a patient with a severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and was identified at a healthcare facility in Penang.
“The patient is now being treated at Hospital Pulau Pinang,” he said in a statement here Saturday (Sept 6).
At present, Dr Noor Hisham said six patients were still being treated at intensive care units and three of them require a ventilator.
He also said that there were no fatalities, with the death toll remaining at 128.
He urged Malaysians to continue practising strict hand hygiene, maintain social distancing and adhere strictly to the standard operating procedures as part of the new norms in life.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.05 * * *
Malaysia recorded 6 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 9,391 as of noon Saturday (Sept 5).
There were no deaths reported within the last 24 hours, which leaves the death toll at 128, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement on Saturday.
Of the six new cases, four were imported and two involved local transmissions.
Of the four imported cases, two were Malaysians and the other two were foreigners.
For the two local transmission cases, Dr Noor Hisham said one was from the Telaga cluster in Kedah while the other was from a Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (Sari) case at the Lahad Datu Hospital in Sabah.
The new case from the Telaga cluster involved case 9391, a close contact of the index case at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital.
“He was found to be Covid-19 positive after being screened on Sept 3,” he said.
To date, Dr Noor Hisham said 3,458 people have been screened from the Telaga cluster, with nine testing positive, 744 negative and 705 others still waiting for test results.
“There are five positive Covid-19 cases being treated in intensive care units (ICU) and three cases require ventilator support,” he said.
He also said that there were currently 150 active cases in the country.
Dr Noor Hisham added that 21 patients were discharged, bringing the total to 9,113.
On another matter, Dr Noor Hisham said there was still no Covid-19 vaccine that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had proven to be effective and safe for use.
“The WHO held a media press conference on Sept 4 – in that session, the WHO stressed that vaccines are effective in curbing the spread of diseases such as smallpox, polio and others.
“However, the effectiveness and the safety of a vaccine is an important factor. This matter cannot be taken lightly. As such, the vaccine has to go through several tests and phases,” he said.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.04 * * *
Malaysia has confirmed 11 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Sept 4), with a new cluster detected at the Semenyih Immigration depot.
In a statement Friday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the 11 cases, seven were imported infections while four were local transmissions.
The seven import cases involved two Malaysians, while the rest are foreigners.
They arrived in the country from India (five cases), Saudi Arabia (one) and the United Kingdom (one).
Of the four local cases, three were from the Semenyih Immigration depot cluster, while another is a case in Kedah linked to the Telaga cluster.
The index case is a detainee who was supposed to be deported home but had to be screened for Covid-19 first.
The two other cases are Immigration officers stationed at the depot.
This is the second time the same depot has been declared a Covid-19 cluster.
Previously, the cluster was declared closed by the ministry on June 22. There were 66 cases and no deaths.
Cumulatively, the country’s total number of cases since the outbreak began in January increased to 9,385 on Friday.
Malaysia also discharged nine patients, which means the total of recoveries is 9,092 or at a rate of 96.9%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 165 cases.
Four people have been admitted into intensive care units, with three of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 128 or at a rate of 1.36%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.03 * * *
Malaysia has confirmed 14 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Sept 3), with six new cases detected from the Benteng Lahad Datu cluster in Sabah.
In a statement, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the 14 cases, four were imported infections while 10 were local transmissions.
Three other clusters also recorded new cases – Tawar (three), Bunga (two) and Telaga (one).
All the new cases under the Benteng Lahad Datu cluster involved non-Malaysians.
Currently, there are 14 cases under this cluster which originated from the Lahad Datu police headquarters.
On the four import cases, three had arrived in the country from Singapore while one came from the Philippines.
Cumulatively, the country’s total cases since the outbreak began has climbed to 9,374.
Malaysia also discharged four more patients, which means the total recoveries are now 9,083 or at a rate of 96.9%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 163 cases.
Four people have been admitted into intensive care units, with three of them requiring ventilator support.
No fatalities were reported, which means the Covid-19 death toll in the country remains at 128, or 1.38%.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.02 * * *
Malaysia confirmed 6 new Covid-19 cases, marking a return to single digits.
There were also no new deaths after seeing three fatalities in consecutive days, which means the country’s death toll remained at 128.
In a statement Wednesday (Sept 2), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the six cases, four were imported infections while two were local transmissions.
The imported cases involved all foreigners who entered the country from Indonesia (three cases) and Syria (one).
The two local cases were all Malaysian citizens, including one new case linked to the MV Glen cluster in Selangor.
The cluster, which was first reported on Aug 30, is related to a ship in Port Klang. So far, there are three confirmed cases.
The other local transmission case was detected in Pahang from a screening done at a workplace.
The patient was asymptomatic and was admitted to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan in Kuantan.
Cumulatively, Malaysia’s positive cases is 9,360 since the outbreak began in January this year.
Malaysia also discharged four more patients, which means the total recoveries is 9,079, or at a rate of 97%.
The total number of active cases in the country is now 153 cases.
Four people have been admitted into intensive care units, with three of them requiring ventilator support.
Source: The Star
* * * 2020.09.01 * * *
Malaysia recorded 14 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Sept 1), bringing the total cumulative number of infections to 9,354 cases, says the Health Ministry.
Five of the cases were imported, while nine involved local transmissions and of the local transmissions, five involved Malaysians.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that 21 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, with a total of 9,075 patients discharged since the Covid-19 outbreak began, or a 97% recovery rate.
There are currently 151 active cases that are being treated at the country’s health facilities.
There was one death reported on Tuesday, with the death toll at 128, or 1.37% of all cases.
Dr Noor Hisham said the death was an 80-year-old Malaysian woman who had lung cancer and high-blood pressure.
The woman was a case from the Tawar Cluster, which has been detected in the northern states of Peninsular Malaysia.
Five patients are being treated at intensive care units (ICU), with three of them on ventilator support, Dr Noor Hisham added.
Source: The Star