Malaysia Sets A New Record With 2,234 New COVID-19 Cases

Malaysia recorded 2,234 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours on Thursday (10 December), breaking the previous record of 2,188 on November 24th.

Selangor again leads the country with 1,428 new cases or 63.9% of today’s national record, while three more people died from the virus raising Malaysia’s fatality to 396.

According to the Malay Mail, Health director-general Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a briefing that most of the positive cases in Selangor involve workplace-related clusters, including the Seruling cluster and the Hentian cluster which each reported 842 cases and 315 cases respectively. 

“The number of cases in Selangor are expected to remain high, after the expansion of the Foreign Workers Screening Programme by the Social Security Organisation and proactive steps taken by employers in the Klang Valley,” added DG Hisham.

The Health Ministry noted that there were 39 new clusters that contributed to the sharp spike in COVID-19 infection numbers.

Sabah came in second with 274 cases or 12.3% of the total, followed by Kuala Lumpur with 136 cases.

Photo via Tatler Malaysia

Of the overall new cases nationwide, only five were infected abroad and to date, 78,499 people in Malaysia have contracted the coronavirus. 

A total of 1,112 patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital, raising the recovery rate to 66,236 while 124 are currently under intensive care.

We’re all in this together, guys! 

Follow the SOPs when you’re outside, wear a face mask, and maintain physical distancing to break the chain of infections, and together we can flatten the curve.

By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat