Kuala Lumpur: The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country dropped to two digits Thursday, with 71 cases reported, of which 63 were recorded in Sabah, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah
(pic).He said 69 of the cases were local transmissions involving 43 Malaysians and 26 foreigners while the two imported cases involved foreigners returning from Singapore and Indonesia.
“Of the 63 cases in Sabah, 47 were from the Bangau Bangau cluster, 10 from the Laut cluster, two from hospital admission screenings as well as one each from the Benteng LD cluster, referral screening to Tawau Hospital, pre-procedure screening at the Semporna Hospital and symptomatic screening at a health centre that has been warded at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
“The other six local transmissions involved four cases in Kedah from the Sungai Cluster and two cases in Selangor involving the screening of individuals who returned from Semporna, Sabah,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said there were 64 recoveries Thursday and no deaths, while six cases were being treated in the intensive care unit, with two of them requiring ventilator support. – Bernama
Dr Noor Hisham also said there has been an increase in the number of cases in the three clusters in Sabah, with the Bangau-Bangau cluster recording 60 cases following the 47 new cases on Thursday; the Laut Cluster 22 cases (up by 10); and the Benteng LD Cluster 730 cases (one new case).
The Sungai cluster now has 91 cases following the four new cases reported Thursday.
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