Another 1,472 cases detected

Health DG: More than half of those recorded linked to Teratai cluster

PETALING JAYA: More than half of Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases were detected in the Teratai cluster which is linked to rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove.

With 1,472 new cases, the country now has a total of 67,169 cumulative Covid-19 infections.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said recoveries were higher than new cases with 1,552 patients being discharged in the past 24 hours.

“In total, 56,311 patients or 83.8% have recovered from Covid-19 and active cases have gone down to 10,495,” he said in a statement yesterday.

He also said the reported cases have been more stable in the past week.

“A big number of the cases are from construction sites and factories.

“These high numbers are a result of active case detection and screening of close contacts,” he said.

Dr Noor Hisham added that the Teratai cluster recorded 778 new cases or 52.9% of the new cases reported in the country and 87.3% of the 891 cases reported in Selangor.

Since Nov 7, a total of 6,603 individuals

A big number of the cases are from construction sites and factories. These high numbers are a result of active case detection and screening of close contacts.

Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

have been screened in the cluster with 5,056 tested positive – 331 (6.5%) are Malaysians while 4,725 (93.5%) are non citizens.

A total of 1,501 people tested negative while another 46 are still awaiting their test results.

Dr Noor Hisham said besides the 891 cases in Selangor, 267 cases were reported in Sabah, 146 in Negri Sembilan, 68 in Johor, 29 in Penang, 26 in Kuala Lumpur, 21 in Kedah, 13 in Perak, 10 in Kelantan and one in Sarawak.

There were three new fatalities in Sabah, taking the country’s death toll to 363.

Two of the dead were citizens with a background of chronic disease while the other was a 24-year-old non-Malaysian.

Currently, 120 people are being treated at intensive care units with 44 of them requiring ventilator support.

Dr Noor Hisham also said two new Covid19 clusters were reported in Sabah, bringing the total number of clusters to 364 with 180 still considered active.