Covid-19 (Feb 15): 2,720 new cases, active cases continue downtrend

 

COVID-19 | The country reported 2,720 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today, most of which is still concentrated in the Klang Valley.

A total of 1,391 (51.1 percent) of new cases today involve Malaysians, while the remaining 1,329 (48.9 percent) are non-citizens. All cases today are locally transmitted cases.

Only 57 cases (2.1 percent) today involve prisons and other detention facilities.

The number of active cases continues to slide for the fifth consecutive day, helped by a record-high 5,718 discharges in a single day.

This would provide much-needed relief for the strained healthcare system.

However, it must be noted that the Health Ministry had reduced testing on Jan 13, including not testing asymptomatic close contacts.

Nevertheless, Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today assured that the level of testing in Malaysia is still adequate.

• Active cases: 44,129
• Patients in ICU: 253
• Intubated: 118

Cases in Selangor are back to four digits figures with 1,300 cases reported, while Sabah has 132 cases today after dipping into the double-digits yesterday for the first time in months.

The number of cases is also high in Johor, which reported 451 cases today compared to 269 yesterday.

Cases in Johor is mainly driven by four newly identified clusters, three of which involved factories. Together, the four clusters account for 70.1 percent of cases in the state.

Similarly, a newly identified construction site cluster in Kuala Lumpur accounts for most of the new Covid-19 cases there.

Perlis - which is the only state to go under the recovery movement control order beginning Feb 19 - reported no cases for the third consecutive day.

Deaths

Another eight people succumbed to the virus, bringing the death toll to 983.

Three of the deaths occurred in Kuala Lumpur, two in Selangor; while Sarawak, Sabah, and Negeri Sembilan each recorded one death.

The oldest of the deceased are two 86-year-olds – A female with diabetes and high blood pressure who died at Keningau Hospital, Sabah, and a male with chronic lung disease who died at Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, Seremban.

The youngest is a 47-year-old male with no history of chronic illness who died at Kuala Lumpur Hospital. He is the only non-citizen among Covid-19 deaths reported today.

 

New cases by state

Selangor (1,300)
Existing clusters: 563
New clusters (Rawang Bestari, Jalan Lazuardi, Jalan Industri Dua Belas, Jalan Industri Tiga): 82
Close contacts: 422
Other screenings: 233

Johor (451)
Existing clusters: 49
New clusters (Package Pengerang, Wawasan Kulai, Industri Cyber, Jalan Pelepas Empat): 316
Close contacts: 37
Other screenings: 49

Kuala Lumpur (318)
Existing clusters: 49
New clusters (Tapak Bina Jalan Segambut): 173
Close contacts: 33
Other screenings: 63

Sarawak (193)
Existing clusters: 14
New clusters (Kidurong Dua, Gelong, Univista, Kampung Sungai Maong, Jalan Geronggang): 48
Close contacts: 28
Other screenings: 103

Sabah (132)
Existing clusters: 55
New clusters (Jalan Apas Empat, Simpang Tiga): 8
Close contacts: 56
Other screenings: 13

Negeri Sembilan (64)
Existing clusters: 7
Close contacts: 44
Other screenings: 13

Penang (72)
Existing clusters: 30
Close contacts: 14
Other screenings: 28

Perak (69)
Existing clusters: 58
New cluster (Jalan Kayu Manis): 3
Close contacts: 5
Other screenings: 3

Kedah (38)
Existing clusters: 24
New cluster (Jalan Day): 2
Close contacts: 6
Other screenings: 6

Terengganu (26)
Existing clusters: 20
Close contacts: 2
Other screenings: 4

Pahang (19)
Existing clusters: 2
New cluster (Jengka Tujuh): 14
Close contacts: 2
Other screenings: 1

Kelantan (17)
Close contacts: 15
Other screenings: 2

Malacca (14)
Existing clusters: 7
Close contacts: 4
Other screenings: 3

Putrajaya (6)
Existing clusters: 1
Close contacts: 4
Other screenings: 1

Labuan (1)
Other screenings: 1

Perlis (0)

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