Covid-19 (Feb 22): 2,192 new cases, more than half in Klang Valley
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The Klang Valley made up more than half of the new cases today.
Other states with more than 100 new cases include Sarawak, Johor, Perak, Penang and Sabah.
On the flip side, the number of active cases continued to decline as recoveries outpaced new cases.
Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reported a total of 3,414 new recoveries today.
The number of patients in the intensive care unit is also at the lowest level since Jan 14.
Active cases: 32,076
Another six people died from Covid-19, bringing the death toll to 1,062.
Monday, 22 Feb 2021 06:20 PM MYT
BY ASHMAN ADAM
Workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the body of a Covid-19 victim at a cemetery in Shah Alam February 11, 2021. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 The Health Ministry reported 2,192 new Covid-19 cases in the country over the past day, along with another six deaths.
Today’s new cases were markedly lower than the 3,297 registered yesterday.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor’s 910 made it the state with most new cases, ahead of Kuala Lumpur (303) and Sarawak (221).
School is in session for 2021 and Covid-19 cases have already been reported among students.
We’ve listed down all the confirmed Covid-19 cases that’ve happened this week based on reports from the media and official sources such as the Health Ministry.
Sabah
36 students who will sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) examinations have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sabah, the state’s Local Government and Housing Minister and Finance Minister II, Datuk Masidi Manjun confirmed.
He said they were detected positive in the screening before being allowed to return to their hostels from January 16.
Published on: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 4,008 Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours, the second time the number has crossed the 4,000 cases mark.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 2,374 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 127,662.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 169,379. There are 41,087 active cases with 246 patients being treated in intensive care and 96 requiring respiratory assistance.
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Meanwhile, the 11 deaths bring the number of fatalities to 630.
The 11 deaths involved nine Malaysians – six men and three women – as well as two foreigners, both of whom were women.
Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021 07:21 PM MYT
BY JERRY CHOONG
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya on January 19, 2021. Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 The Health Ministry has detected 16 new Covid-19 clusters, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said the clusters were located in Selangor, Sabah, Terengganu, Johor, Perak, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, KL Federal Territory and Pahang.
There are now 318 active clusters from the cumulative total of 685.
“The number of clusters which have been deemed as ended today is now 367, including three clusters which are the Jalan Domis cluster, Tinusa cluster and Delima cluster,” he said in a statement.