KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — Malaysia recorded 1,384 new Covid-19 cases today, up from yesterday’s 1,116 cases.
In an update on Twitter, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the country’s cumulative cases to 335,540.
“There are 1,058 who have recovered, bringing the cumulative active cases to 14,454,” he said.
Six deaths were recorded today, bringing the cumulative number of deaths to 1,244.
Sarawak and Selangor reported two deaths each, while Kelantan and Johor have one fatality each.
Selangor has again recorded the highest daily cases today at 625 cases (45.2 per cent).
From this number, 557 were cases (89.1 per cent) detected from existing clusters and Covid-19 close contact screenings conducted in the field.
“This is followed by Johor at 161 cases (11.6 per cent) and Sarawak at 140 cases (10.1 per cent).
“Thirty-seven cases (2.7 per cent) were detected from prison and immigration detention centre clusters, involving Jalan Harapan Prison (29 cases) and Tembok Pengkalan Chepa (five cases), while the Sepang immigration detention centre 2 cluster, Jalan Awang cluster and Telok Mas cluster have one case respectively,” Dr Noor Hisham said.
Three new clusters were also detected today, where all three involved workplaces in Balakong Jaya Dua, Selangor; Jalan Indah Gemilang Satu, Johor; and Teknologi Bukit Minyak, Penang.
According to Dr Noor Hisham, the new cluster in Johor was detected in a factory located on Jalan Indah Gemilang in Taman Perindustrian Gemilang, Ulu Tiram.
In Selangor, the new cluster detected in Balakong Jaya Dua was from a supermarket warehouse on Jalan Perindustrian Balakong Jaya 2/1 in Kawasan Perindustrian Balakong, Seri Kembangan.
As for the new cluster in Penang, it involves workers in a factory located in Taman Perindustrian Bukit Minyak in Simpang Ampat, Seberang Perai.
