Covid-19 (March 8): 1,529 cases, a new low for this year
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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry has reported 1,529 fresh Covid-19 cases, a new low for this year.
Daily infections peaked in late January with a record 5,729 cases on Jan 30.
The new cases for today are at the lowest level since Dec 27 last year.
Of the 1,529 new infections today, 1,180 are Malaysians while another 349 are non-citizens.
The number of active cases finally dipped under 20,000, helped by high recoveries of 2,076 cases today. Active cases are down from a peak of 51,783 on Feb 11.
Active cases are a measure of the strain Covid-19 hospitals are facing. The country has enough beds for 34,126 Covid-19 patients in public hospitals and quarantine centres.
UPDATED 10.48PM | List of locations affected by Covid-19 (Jan 10)
Modified10 Jan 2021, 3:53 pm
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Below are verified locations that are reported to be affected today.
Malaysiakini will continue adding to the list as more locations are announced.
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For a list of locations affected in the past 14 days, please visit the Kini News Lab s Covid-19 tracker.
TRANSPORTATION HUBS
- Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Minister in the Prime Minister s Department Mustapa Mohamed had visited this airport on Jan 9, based on a post from his Facebook.
UPDATED 10.35PM | List of locations affected by Covid-19 (Jan 9)
Modified14 Jan 2021, 6:18 am
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Below are verified locations that are reported to be affected today.
Malaysiakini will continue adding to the list as more locations are announced.
If you know any locations which were announced today but are not listed here, please send an email to [email protected]
For a list of locations affected in the past 14 days, please visit the Kini News Lab s Covid-19 tracker.
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BUSINESSES
- Precise Rehab, Galeria Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur
A therapist at this physical rehabilitation clinic tested positive for Covid-19, the clinic said in a notice.
The Health director-general said the five new clusters are located in Johor, Penang, Sarawak, Melaka and Terengganu.
The Mikro cluster, said Dr Noor Hisham, was a workplace cluster involving the Johor Baru, Kulai, Pontian and Kota Tinggi cluster in Johor, where 97 individuals were found to be positive after 588 were screened.
In Penang, Dr Noor Hisham said the Symphony Magazine cluster involved the Timur Laut and Seberang Perai districts, where 44 positive cases were detected after 116 individuals were screened.
At the same time, Dr Noor Hisham said the Kesidang Technology cluster is a workplace cluster involving the Melaka Tengah district in Melaka, where 18 positive cases were detected after 136 individuals were screened.
09 Jan 2021 / 19:58 H.
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry reported 2,451 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total of accumulative cases to 133, 559.
Of this total, five were imported cases while 2,446 were local transmissions.
Five fatalities were reported today, and the total death toll now stands at 542.
“Selangor had the highest number of cases at 564, followed by Sabah (409) and Negri Sembilan (351),” Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.
Johor had 302 cases, Penang (273), Kuala Lumpur (198), Kedah (65), Kelantan (61), Sarawak (55), Malacca (50), Perak (42), Pahang (36), Putrajaya (17), Terengganu (16), Perlis (eight) and Labuan (four).
The five fatalities were all males aged between 62 and 87.
They were from Johor (three), and Selangor and Putrajaya with one each. All of them had underlying health problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, as well as kidney and lung complications.