Covid-19 (Feb 21): New cases inch above 3,000 again, big spike in Perak
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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,297 new Covid-19 cases, breaching the 3,000-mark for the first time in eight days.
The uptick was fuelled by a significant spike in
Perak which recorded 1,215 new cases.
This was the first time Perak recorded four-digit new cases in a day during the third wave of the pandemic. The previous record was 245 new cases on Jan 21.
Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement, said the spike was due to the Jalan Changkat Jong cluster which comprised 86.1 percent of the new cases in Perak today.
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PUTRAJAYA (Jan 6): Malaysia today recorded 13 new clusters, the highest number in a day so far, with 10 of these involving workplaces in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor and Sabah, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said the 10 clusters were the Dataran Utas, Casa Permai, Firma, Persiaran Teknologi, Bersepadu, Jalan Padu, Kampung Pitas, Ikan Emas, Kayuh and Jalan Seputeh.
The clusters were identified through targeted screening at workplaces as well as screening of symptomatic individuals and close contacts, he said.
“Dataran Utas Cluster involves Petaling district, Selangor with 66 COVID-19 positive cases detected today following targeted screening at a company.
Covid-19 (Jan 6): 2,593 new cases, multiple new records set
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Modified6 Jan 2021, 11:47 am
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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 2,593 new Covid-19 cases today - the highest on record.
Other records set are for the highest number of active Covid-19 cases, the highest number of intubated patients, the highest number of patients requiring intensive care and highest number of clusters classified in a day.
Selangor logged the largest number of new cases followed by
Johor and
Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Kelantan and
Kedah all logged more than 40 new cases.
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Selangor, more than half the cases appear to be from the existing Seri Lanang cluster which had 509 cases alone but is limited to the Kapar district. Another 85 cases were from the Teratai cluster. Both originated from workplaces.