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Saturday, December 12, 2020

Covid-19 (Dec 12): 1,937 new cases, almost 55pct from Klang Valley

 


Covid-19 | The Health Ministry reported 1,937 new cases of Covid-19 today and nine deaths.

The Klang Valley reported the highest number of cases (54.8 percent) followed by Sabah (22.1 percent).

Cases in Johor also reached triple digits today.

Leading indicators:

  • Active cases: 13,751 ↑ (1,017 more than the previous day)
  • Patients in ICU: 121 ↓ (2 less than the previous day)
  • Intubated patients: 66 ↑ (3 more than the previous day)
  • Deaths: 9

[For 14-day cumulative new cases count at mukim (locality) level, click here. For details of new cases by clusters, click here. There may be delays to updates by the respective state health departments.]

While the vast majority of new cases in the Klang Valley were from known clusters or origins, it should be noted that 135 of these infections, or 12.7 percent, were classified as "lain-lain saringan" (other screenings).

This classification is an umbrella term for screenings on people with symptoms, pre-surgery screening, workplace screenings and pre-departure screenings, among others.

Of the nine deceased, four were from Sabah. The cumulative Covid-19 death toll for Sabah has reached 237 or 57.66 percent of the national total (411).

There were also three deaths in Johor. Details of the victims are as follows:

Patient 47,390 - Malaysian male, 41, passed away at the Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, Kluang

Patient 67,155 - Malaysian male, 71, passed away at the Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, Kluang

Patient 67,928 - Malaysian female, 49, passed away at the Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, Kluang

Patient, 69,654 - Foreign male, 33, passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital

Patient 64,325 - Malaysian male, 84, passed away at the Penang Hospital

Patient 52,970 - Malaysian male, 58, passed away at the Tuaran Hospital

Patient 78,952 - Malaysian male, 74, passed away at the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan

Patient 79,026 - Malaysian male, 65, remains brought to the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan

Patient 79,027 - Foreign male, 38, remains brought to the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan

The breakdown of cases by the states is as follows:

Selangor (823)

Existing clusters: 664

Close contact tracing: 50

Other screenings: 109

Sabah (429)

Existing clusters: 211

New cluster: 2

Close contact tracing: 123

Other screenings: 93

Kuala Lumpur (238)

Existing clusters: 192

New cluster: 10

Close contact tracing: 8

Other screenings: 26

Imported: 2

Johor (105)

Existing clusters: 73

Close contact tracing: 19

Other screenings: 13

Penang (102)

Existing clusters: 71

Close contact tracing: 17

Other screenings: 14

Pahang (79)

Existing clusters: 53

Close contact tracing: 25

Other screenings: 1

Perak (62)

Existing clusters: 54

Close contact tracing: 4

Other screenings: 4

Negeri Sembilan (49)

Existing clusters: 36

Close contact tracing: 3

Other screenings: 10

Kedah (16)

Existing clusters: 9

Close contact tracing: 4

Other screenings: 3

Malacca (15)

Existing clusters: 6

Close contact tracing: 2

Other screenings: 7

Labuan (11)

Existing clusters: 3

Close contact tracing: 2

Other screenings:6

Terengganu (6)

New clusters: 5

Close contact tracing: 1

Sarawak (1)

Other screenings:1

Kelantan (1)

Close contact tracing:1

Putrajaya (0)

Perlis (0)

The Health Ministry reported that the clusters with the highest number of new cases today were the Penjara Jalan Harapan (565 cases), Rumah Merah (112 cases) and Tapak Bina Berangan (69 cases)

The minister also reported three new clusters.

The Bukit Gemok cluster in Tawau, Sabah has 10 cases thus far. The index case tested positive on Dec 5.

The Tapak Bina Cendana cluster in Lembah Pantai, Titiwangsa, and Cheras, Kuala Lumpur has 11 positive cases thus far. The early cases for the cluster tested positive on Dec 10.

The Dang Mutiara cluster in Gombak, Selangor, and Dungun and Kemaman in Terengganu has 10 positive cases thus far. The index case tested positive on Dec 9 after being screened at an oil rig. - Mkini

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