Covid-19: Malaysia's active cases breach 200-mark — highest since June 25
Of the 39 new cases, 28 were local transmissions while 11 were imported cases.
Of the 39 new cases, 28 were local transmissions while 11 were imported cases.
This comes after three new locally transmitted Covid-19 clusters — Elsa in Pahang, PUI Al Khobar in Selangor and PUI Ramnad in Kuala Lumpur — were found to be due mainly to imported cases.
The number of new cases rose from nine yesterday, and is the highest since July 17 when 18 cases were reported.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah expressed concern that the public are flouting the rules and standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the Government to curb Covid-19 infections.
These two new clusters have a total of six confirmed infections.
This is the fourth straight day since July 19 that the country recorded a double-digit number of new infections and rising active cases that have stayed above the 100-mark.
Of the 15 new cases, 11 were local transmissions and the other four were imported cases.
A new Covid-19 cluster has been detected in an old folk’s home in Kluang, Johor, with 14 confirmed positive cases, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said today.
Further investigations are ongoing into these new clusters
The number of active cases stood at 92 at present, up from 77 reported yesterday. Three patients remained in the intensive care unit with none requiring ventilator support.