KUALA LUMPUR: As the first phase of the full Movement Control Order enters its fourth day today, Malaysia is still grappling with copious new COVID-19 cases and three-digit fatalities daily.
Yesterday, 8,209 new infections were reported nationwide with Selangor’s number surging to 3,125. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 801 cases and Johor 752.
During the week under review (May 29 to June 3), a record-breaking 9,020 new cases were reported on Saturday (May 29). On Wednesday (June 2), another unwanted record was broken when 126 fatalities were recorded – the highest number of deaths reported on a single day since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia on Jan 25, 2020.
Yesterday, 103 fatalities were recorded nationwide with Selangor reporting the highest number (26).
As of yesterday, Malaysia’s cumulative COVID-19 cases stood at 595,374 and active cases 83,331.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has said that it will take three to four months to flatten the COVID-19 curve as the infection is already widespread in the country.
The matter has been compounded with the detection of new COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) and variants of interest (VOI) in Malaysia, as pointed out by Dr Noor Hisham on May 31. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has described the VOC as highly transmissible.
According to Dr Noor Hisham, MOH has so far identified 119 cases caused by VOC (104 cases) and VOI (15 cases). Out of the 119 cases, 14 were imported. Selangor recorded the highest number of such cases at 42, followed by Sarawak 20 and Kelantan 18.
He said a VOC identified as B.1.351 has been detected in every state in Malaysia.
With the implementation of the first phase of the full MCO from June 1 to June 14, the government hopes to subdue the aggressive transmission of COVID-19.
Under the new movement controls, all social and economic sectors – except for those listed as critical by the National Security Council – have been closed.
The World Health Organisation has listed four VOC, namely B.117 (United Kingdom), B.1.351 (South Africa), P.1 (Brazil) and B.1.617 (India).
According to WHO, the Indian B. 1617 variant has been detected in 60 territories and countries while UK’s B. 117 variant has been found in 149 nations and territories. The South African variant has been found in 102 nations and territories and the Brazilian in 59.
In Malaysia, the admission of COVID-19 patients into the intensive care unit has also been rising steeply. As of yesterday, 880 patients were in the ICU with 446 requiring respiratory aid.
With its 595,374 cumulative cases, Malaysia now occupied the 39th spot on the list of 216 countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Just ahead of Malaysia is Austria (645,834 cases).
RISING DEATH RATE WORRYING
Malaysia’s rising COVID-19 death rate, as well as the increase in the number of patients requiring critical care and ventilators, is a cause for concern.
The record 126 fatalities registered on June 2 involved 123 Malaysians and three non-citizens. Twenty-one cases were categorised as BID or brought in dead. These cases refer to patients who died before they were brought to the hospital and the cause of their death was determined during post-mortem examination.
Yesterday, 103 deaths were recorded, bringing Malaysia COVID-19 death tally to 3,096 (0.52 percent of total cases). Fifteen of the fatalities were categorised as BID.
Following is the daily breakdown of deaths over the week under review: 98 (May 29); 79 (May 30); 67 (May 31); 71 (June 1); 126 (June 2); and 103 (June 3).
Throughout the week, Selangor accounted for the highest number of deaths, that is, 27 (May 29), 15 (May 30), 15 (May 31), 28 (June 1), 29 (June 2) and 26 (June 3).
MAINLY LOCAL TRANSMISSIONS
Local transmissions continued to contribute to daily new COVID-19 cases reported nationwide throughout the week under review, making up about 90 percent of new infections.
Out of the 8,209 new cases reported yesterday, 8,145 comprised locally transmitted infections (involving 7,046 Malaysians and 1,099 non-citizens).
Following is the breakdown of new cases, imported cases and local transmissions over this week.
Saturday May 29 – New cases 9,020; imported cases five; local transmissions 9,015 (8,346 or 92.6 percent citizens and 669 non-citizens).
Sunday May 30 – New cases 6,999; imported cases four; local transmissions 6,995 (6,385 or 91.3 percent citizens and 610 non-citizens).
Monday May 31 – New cases 6,824; imported cases three; local transmissions 6,821 (6,239 or 91.5 percent citizens and 582 non-citizens).
Tuesday June 1 – New cases 7,105; imported cases two; local transmissions 7,103 (6,550 or 92.2 percent citizens and 553 non-citizens).
Wednesday June 2 – New cases 7,703; imported cases two; local transmissions 7,701 (6,861or 89.1 percent citizens and 840 non-citizens).
Thursday June 3 – New cases 8,209; imported cases 64; local transmissions 8,145 (7,046 or 86.5 percent citizens and 1,099 non-citizens).
It is encouraging to note that the number of recoveries is also on the rise.
Yesterday, a whopping 7,047 patients were discharged from hospital, bringing the total number of recoveries to 508,947 (85.5 percent of total cases).
STILL MANY NEW CLUSTERS
On May 29, MOH reported that a total of 51 clusters, involving 6,468 cases, linked to interstate travel has emerged since Dec 7, 2020,
According to MOH, the interstate clusters included those with index cases that had returned to their hometowns to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri, visited family members and attended weddings, birthday functions, funerals, courses or talks.
Between April 1 and 28 this year, 20 clusters linked to interstate travel involving 1,420 cases were reported.
Melaka reported the highest number of such clusters at eight (40 percent), followed by Terengganu three and Kelantan, Perak and Pahang two each.
Yesterday, 24 new clusters were reported, 19 of them linked to the workplace.
Over the week under review, workplace clusters accounted for 71 (54.4 percent) of the 138 new clusters reported.
Following are details of the clusters reported this week:
May 29 – 23 new clusters (eight workplace, eight community, six religious and one education).
May 30 – 17 new clusters (six workplace, seven community, two religious, one education and one high-risk group).
May 31 – 25 new clusters (14 workplace, seven community, nine religious, one education and one high-risk group).
June 1 – 27 new clusters (13 workplace, eight community, three religious, two education and one high-risk group).
June 2 – 22 new clusters (11 workplace, seven community, one religious, two education and one detention centre).
June 3 – 24 new clusters (19 workplace, four community and one education).
As of yesterday, the nation has recorded a total of 2,261 clusters of which 1,578 have ended while 683 are still active.
Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham wrote in his personal Facebook account yesterday that the nationwide COVID-19 infectivity rate or R0/Rt value remained at 1.06 as of yesterday. Labuan had the highest R0 value at 1.35, followed by Negeri Sembilan at 1.22 and Sabah 1.13.
COVID-19 CASE DETAILS IN MALAYSIA
Selangor continued to account for the highest number of new COVID-19 cases reported daily.
The daily breakdown of new cases reported by Selangor over this week is as follows: May 29 (2,836 ), May 30 (2,477), May 31 (2,111), June 1 (2,068), June 2 (2,728) and June 3 (3,125).
Other states that recorded three-digit new cases yesterday were Kuala Lumpur with 801 cases, Johor 752, Sarawak 594, Negeri Sembilan 576, Kelantan 414, Perak 384, Kedah 373, Melaka 322, Penang 303, Sabah 203, Pahang 135 and Terengganu 127.
Labuan, meanwhile, reported 62 cases, Putrajaya 33 and Perlis five.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Fri Jun 04 2021
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