Published on: Monday, January 11, 2021
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PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 2,232 Covid-19 cases and four deaths in the past 24 hours.
In a tweet, the ministry said there were 1,006 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 109,115.
The total number of infections now stands at 138,224.
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There are 28,554 active cases with 187 patients being treated in intensive care and 87 requiring respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the four deaths brings the total number of fatalities to 555.
The latest fatalities involve two men and two women, aged between 47 and 56.
Three were Malaysians, all from Selangor, while the foreigner was from Sabah.
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has detected eight new Covid-19 clusters nationwide, bringing the total active clusters to 258.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a cluster involving factory workers in Pasir Gudang, Johor was found to have 42 confirmed positive cases.
He said the cluster, named the Jalan Keluli cluster, was detected from a targeted screening conducted at the factory since Dec 30.
Another cluster, named the Medan Idaman cluster, has been linked to 10 positive cases involving workers of a supermarket in Kuala Lumpur.
Dr Noor Hisham said the Jelita cluster in Miri, Sarawak, was found to be related to eight positive cases so far.
Covid-19 (Jan 11): 2,232 new cases, spike in S wak
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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 2,232 new Covid-19 cases with Sarawak reporting three-digit infections (153) for the first time.
Most of the new cases in Sarawak were reported to be in Miri (93 new cases), which alongside the Kuching and Sibu districts, will be placed under a conditional movement control order (MCO) for two weeks beginning Wednesday.
The highest number of new infections was reported in the Klang Valley (34.7 percent), followed by Johor (17.7 percent) and Sabah (16.8 percent).
Leading indicators:
Patients in ICU: 187 ↑ ( 16 more than the previous day, new record)
11 Jan 2021 / 21:32 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of active Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has drawn closer to 30,000 after 2,232 new cases were reported today, with Selangor still leading in daily figures, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said Selangor reported 557 new cases (25 per cent of daily total), with 404 cases (72.5 per cent) from clusters and screening of close contacts in the field.
“This is followed by Johor with 396 cases (17.7 per cent) and Sabah with 374 cases (16.8 per cent).
“The new cases today have pushed the cumulative figure for Covid-19 positive cases in Malaysia to 138,224, while the total number for active cases is 28,554,” he said in a statement today.