KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The Health Ministry today discovered one new Covid-19 cluster involving several districts across two states and a Federal Territory: Selangor, Johor and Kuala Lumpur
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Kencana KKM cluster involves Hulu Langat, Petaling, Klang, Gombak in Selangor, Cheras in KL, and Johor Baru, Batu Pahat and Pontian in Johor.
“The index case of Kencana KKM cluster #13,805 had tested positive on October 7 and was admitted to Hospital Sungai Buloh.
“Contact tracing led to 16 other positive Covid-19 cases. Further testing on 23 people detected an additional 17 positive cases, while another two individuals are awaiting their results,” he said during his daily press conference.
Malaysia today recorded four more deaths in Sabah, bringing the total nationwide death toll to 167.
Sabah led the highest cases today with 429 new cases while Selangor, 68, Federal Territories, seven, and Putrajaya one.
Of the total, 654 cases were local transmission, while four cases were imported.
There were 233 recoveries recorded, bringing the total number of those discharged to 11,605.
The number of active cases in the country stands at 5,768, with 108 patients currently receiving intensive care and 35 of them requiring respiratory assistance.
Of today’s deaths, three were Malaysians between the ages of 73 and 80, who died at Lahad Datu Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, and Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan respectively.
