PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has identified 12 new Covid-19 clusters, in which seven are infections uncovered at workplaces.
In a statement Friday (Jan 22), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there are currently 335 active clusters nationwide.
The Pasai cluster in Sarawak, which originated from a funeral in Sibu, recorded the highest increase with 112 new cases.
The cluster now has 1,093 confirmed cases linked to it, with infections spreading to 17 districts all over Sarawak.
It is also the state’s largest ever cluster.
On details of the 12 new clusters, Dr Noor Hisham said the Selasih Perindu cluster in Johor is linked to workers of several factories at the Senai Jaya Industrial Area.
Published on: Friday, January 22, 2021
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PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported a record of 18 deaths and 3,631 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 2,554 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 132,706.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 176,180.
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There are 42,814 active cases with 251 patients being treated in intensive care and 102 requiring respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the 18 deaths bring the number of fatalities to 660.
All but one of the 18 deaths were Malaysians. Nine of them were from Selangor, three from Sabah, two each from Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak, and another one each from Johor and Penang.
Covid-19 (Jan 22): 3,631 new cases, highest daily death count ever
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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 18 new Covid-19 related deaths - the highest ever - amidst 3,631 new Covid-19 cases nationwide.
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Johor (12.83 percent) and
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Selangor, one in seven new cases were detected among those suffering from symptoms. Those with symptoms are more likely to spread the Covid-19 virus.
Leading indicators:
Patients in ICU: 251 ↓ (9 less than the previous day)
Intubated patients: 102 ↓ (1 less than the previous day)
Deaths: 18 (new record)
Sarawak (229),
Selangor (782)
Close contacts: 421
Close contacts: 144
Close contacts: 292
Close contacts: 29
Close contacts: 11
Close contacts: 12
Sabah (3),
Penang respectively reported one case. The national cumulative death toll has reached 660.