Post by anastasia on May 8, 2020 16:17:26 GMT 7
COVID-19 Status Update (4.00 pm, 8/5/2020)
RECENTLY IDENTIFIED PEDAS CLUSTER SENDS NEW COVID-19 CASES SURGING UP
Story: Dragon Visusls: Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
New #COVID19 cases continue to surge among the migrant community as more get discovered in the targeted screenings conducted by Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. Yesterday saw 68 new cases being reported, 4 of them from local travellers returning from abroad, while the wast majority were from foreign workers, mostly from a new factory cluster in Pedas, Negeri Sembilan. 52 new cases were recorded from this cluster yesterday after tests were conducted on 768 parties connected to the cluster, leading up to 60 positive cases to date. 440 of those tested are still awaiting their results. Patient zero of this cluster was discovered on 12th April 2020 after his test result was confirmed positive. The patient had fallen ill on 5th April and sought treatment at a government clinic on 10th April. Of the 60 positive cases, only 7 are locals while the rest are foreigners.
Despite the surge in new cases, 88 patients were released yesterday with no fatalities reported, leaving 1,564 still under treatment, with 18 in ICU and 7 on respirators. 74.43% of cumulative COVIC-19 cases have already recovered thus far.
TAGS: #KKM #KEMENTERIANKESIHATANMALAYSIA #MKN #MajlisKeselamatanNegara #CMCO #StayHome #FightCOVID19 #RentakSejuta
RECENTLY IDENTIFIED PEDAS CLUSTER SENDS NEW COVID-19 CASES SURGING UP
Story: Dragon Visusls: Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
New #COVID19 cases continue to surge among the migrant community as more get discovered in the targeted screenings conducted by Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. Yesterday saw 68 new cases being reported, 4 of them from local travellers returning from abroad, while the wast majority were from foreign workers, mostly from a new factory cluster in Pedas, Negeri Sembilan. 52 new cases were recorded from this cluster yesterday after tests were conducted on 768 parties connected to the cluster, leading up to 60 positive cases to date. 440 of those tested are still awaiting their results. Patient zero of this cluster was discovered on 12th April 2020 after his test result was confirmed positive. The patient had fallen ill on 5th April and sought treatment at a government clinic on 10th April. Of the 60 positive cases, only 7 are locals while the rest are foreigners.
Despite the surge in new cases, 88 patients were released yesterday with no fatalities reported, leaving 1,564 still under treatment, with 18 in ICU and 7 on respirators. 74.43% of cumulative COVIC-19 cases have already recovered thus far.
TAGS: #KKM #KEMENTERIANKESIHATANMALAYSIA #MKN #MajlisKeselamatanNegara #CMCO #StayHome #FightCOVID19 #RentakSejuta