Covid-19: Eight deaths (four in Sabah), record 4,029 cases (449 in Sabah)
Published on: Saturday, January 16, 2021
By: FMT
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported a new record of 4,029 Covid-19 cases and eight deaths in the past 24 hours.
This is the first time the number of infections has surpassed the 4,000 mark. The previous record high was 3,337 cases in a day.
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Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 2,148 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 117,375.
In a statement, Noor Hisham said the total number of infections now stands at 155,095.
There are 37,126 active cases with 206 patients receiving intensive care, of which 79 require respiratory assistance.
Meanwhile, the eight deaths bring the toll to 594.
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Of the new cases today, only eight were imported while 4,021 were local infections.
The eight who died were six Malaysians and two foreigners; four deaths were in Sabah and one each in Selangor, Perak, Pahang and Kuala Lumpur.
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All but one of the dead had existing health conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and hypertension.
Every state and federal territory in the country reported infections today.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases with 1,466 cases, followed by Johor with 719 and Sabah with 449.
Triple-digit cases were also reported in Kuala Lumpur with 346 cases, Negeri Sembilan (214), Kedah (195), Kelantan (141) and Penang (120).
Terengganu reported 80 cases, followed by Sarawak (69), Pahang (65), Perak (54), Melaka (44), Putrajaya (35), Labuan (17) and Perlis (14).
There were 110 cases from clusters in immigration depots and prisons, with the majority coming from the Jalan Harapan (40 cases), Tembok Nanas (39) and Tembok Gajah (15) clusters.
The health ministry reported six new clusters today, affecting Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Pahang.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the clusters are the Senai Cyber, Tembok Nanas and Jalan Sembrong clusters in Johor; the Jalan Permata cluster in Negeri Sembilan; the aman Juta cluster in Perak; and the Kampung Lebu cluster in Pahang.
The index case for the Senai Cyber cluster in Kulai, Johor tested positive for Covid-19 on Jan 12 after exhibiting symptoms. Targeted screenings on several factories along Jalan Cyber 2 and Senai Industrial Estate 3 found 113 more positive cases out of the 198 screened.
The Tembok Nanas cluster was detected in Pontian, Johor after an undocumented migrant tested positive on Jan 10. Screenings carried out on 252 people at a detention centre in Taman Emas, Pekan Nanas found 41 positive cases in total.
The Jalan Sembrong cluster involves the Kluang district in Johor, with the index case testing positive through a close contact screening on Jan 2. Workplace screenings on another 52 people found a total of 18 positive cases.
Meanwhile in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, the Jalan Permata cluster was first identified after an individual tested positive on Jan 7. A total of 414 people in Arab Malaysian Industrial Park, Nilai have been screened, with 61 testing positive.
The Taman Juta cluster in Hilir Perak, Perak was detected after an individual who tested positive on Jan 9. So far, 48 people have been screened with 14 testing positive. Most of the positive cases were reported in Taman Juta Intan.
The Kampung Lebu cluster, involving Bentong and Kuantan in Pahang, originated from a wedding ceremony and prayers in Kampung Lebu. The index case tested positive on Jan 5 and out of the 80 screened so far, 21 were found positive.
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