Covid 19 1 153 New Cases 60 Pct Of Them In Klang Valley

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The Health Ministry reported 1,153 new cases of Covid-19 as noon today with one death.
Selangor reported the most number of cases (34.8 percent) followed by Kuala Lumpur (24.4 percent) and Sabah (17.3 percent).
Leading indicators:
Active cases: 15,294 ↑ (154 more than the previous day, new record)

Patients in ICU: 112 ↑ (six more than the previous day)

Intubated patients: 56 ↑ (five more than the previous day)

Deaths: 1A breakdown of the cases by states is as follows:
The deceased, 'Patient 75,991' was a 76-year-old Malaysian female who died at the Penang Hospital.
The national death toll is now at 433.
Of today's cases, 96 were linked to the Penjara Jalan Harapan cluster and 80 cases were from the Tembok cluster which involved an immigration depot.
A breakdown of the cases by states is as follows:
Selangor (401)
Existing clusters - 130New cluster - 26Close contact tracing - 119Other screenings - 126Kuala Lumpur (281)
Existing clusters - 207Close contact tracing - 35Imported - 2Other screenings - 37Sabah (199)
Existing clusters - 33New cluster - 44Close contact tracing - 73Other screenings - 49Perak (82)
Existing clusters - 79Close contact tracing - 2Other screenings - 1Johor (75)
Existing clusters - 7New cluster - 22Close contact tracing - 38Other screenings - 15Penang (30)
Existing clusters - 12Close contact tracing - 5Other screenings - 13Labuan (19)
Existing clusters - 19Close contact tracing - 7Other screenings - 3Negeri Sembilan (18)
Existing clusters - 7Close contact tracing - 5Other screenings - 6Pahang (16)
Existing clusters - 1Close contact tracing - 11Other screenings - 4Kedah (13)
Existing clusters - 10Close contact tracing - 2Other screenings - 1Kelantan (10)
Existing clusters - 3Close contact tracing - 5Other screenings - 2Putrajaya (4)
Existing clusters - 1Close contact tracing - 2Other screenings - 1Malacca (3)
Existing clusters - 2Other screenings - 1Sarawak (2)
Other screenings - 2Terengganu (0)
Perlis (0)


Meanwhile, there were five new clusters reported today.
The Tapak Bina Jalan Zuhrah cluster in Petaling, Selangor first detected cases through workplace screening on Dec 14. It has 49 positive cases thus far.
The Keris Residence cluster in Kota Kinabalu and Tuaran, Sabah has 41 positive cases thus far. The index case tested positive on Dec 12.
The Jalan Timah cluster in Johor Bahru, and Kulai, Johor has 26 positive cases thus far. The index case tested positive on Dec 18.
The Brumas cluster in Kalabakan, Sabah has 16 positive cases thus far. The index case tested positive on Dec 8.
The Long Panji cluster in Kota Bharu and Machang, Kelantan has 11 cases thus far. The index case tested positive on Dec 15. - Mkini

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