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Covid-19 (Feb 18): 2,712 new infections, spike in Kedah, Perak Published Modified18 Feb 2021, 1:34 pm A - COVID-19 | Malaysia reported 2,712 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today, of which four were imported cases, while the rest were locally transmitted. Most cases are still concentrated in the Klang Valley (Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya), which accounts for 1,232 (45.4 percent) of the new cases. In addition, Johor recorded 426 cases, which is higher than all other states expect Selangor. Perak and Kedah bucked its trend of double-digit figures of late, with Perak reporting 198 cases today, and Kedah reporting 182 cases. The spike in Perak is mainly driven by the discovery of a new ....
Published on: Thursday, February 18, 2021 Text Size: PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has detected 17 new Covid-19 clusters in the past 24 hours, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. In a statement, he said 14 of them involved workplaces, FMT reported. ADVERTISEMENT Selangor and Johor reported five clusters each, while two were detected in Sabah, and one each in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Pahang, Terengganu, and Perak. The 17 new clusters are: Selangor: Jalan Bukit Kemuning – a workplace cluster in Klang. The first few cases tested positive today after a targeted screening of employees at a services company in Shah Alam. Some 147 people were screened, 55 of whom tested positive. ....