PUTRAJAYA: The health ministry has reported 958 Covid-19 cases and three deaths in the past 24 hours.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 956 recoveries, bringing the total number of those discharged to 39,088.
In a press conference, Noor Hisham said the 958 cases bring the total number of infections in the country to 52,638.
Meanwhile, the three deaths bring the toll to 329.
Sabah recorded the highest number of cases today, with 512 infections, followed by Selangor and Negeri Sembilan both with 153 cases each.
Noor Hisham added that the spike in cases in Sabah came from new clusters, especially the Sabaru cluster with 149 infections. Meanwhile, 196 cases were from close contact screenings.
He said most cases in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan came from existing and new clusters.
Only 31 cases today were from prisons, lock-ups or temporary detention centres, mostly from the Tembok cluster (24).
Meanwhile, new cases were also recorded from the Seberang Perai cluster in Penang, with three cases, and also the Rumah Merah (2), Sandakan Prison (1), and the Kepayan Prison (1) clusters from Sabah.
The other new cases reported today were in Kuala Lumpur (46), Perak (24), Penang (25), Kedah (19), Johor (9), Kelantan (7), Terengganu (4), Sarawak (2), Melaka (2), Labuan (1) and Putrajaya (1).
The three deaths recorded today involved a 32-year-old Malaysian woman, a 39- year-old Malaysian man and a 64-year-old foreigner – all from Sabah. Two had preexisting chronic illness.
There are currently 13,221 active cases, with 110 patients receiving intensive care, 42 of whom require respiratory assistance.
Pahang and Perlis are the only states that did not record any new Covid-19 infections today.
There were five imported cases.
The health ministry has detected five new Covid-19 clusters in the country over the last 24 hours.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said they are the Kasir cluster in Sabah; Sri Jujur cluster in Selangor; Oad cluster involving Negeri Sembilan and Selangor; Enggor cluster in Perak; and Makmur cluster in Johor.
On the Kasir cluster, Noor Hisham said it was first detected in Tawau, Sabah, after a supermarket worker went for a screening on Nov 8.
There wee a total of 28 positive cases, from the 143 people screened up to Nov 20.
The Sri Jujur cluster involved the districts of Klang, Sepang and Petaling in Selangor. The index case tested positive during a workplace screening on Nov 8.
A total of 273 people have been screened, with 41 positive cases. This workplace cluster currently involves five Malaysians and 36 foreigners.
The Oad cluster involves the Seremban, Jelebu, Kuala Pilah, and Jempol districts in Negeri Sembilan and the Hulu Langat district in Selangor. The index case was screened on Nov 10 after exhibiting symptoms.
As at Nov 20, 73 people had been screened and 11 people have tested positive.
Meanwhile, the Enggor cluster involving the districts of Kerian, Kuala Kangsar, Batang Padang and Kinta in Perak was first detected when an individual was screened after showing symptoms on Nov 13.
So far, 280 people have been screened, with 12 positive cases.
On the Makmur cluster, Noor Hisham said it was first detected in Kulai and Johor Bahru after an individual was screened on Nov 19 after showing symptoms.
There were six positive cases from the 68 people screened until Nov 20.
