RESIDENCES

– Dataran Prima Condominium, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

A resident of Block A tested positive for Covid-19 on Feb 22, the management said in a notice to residents today.

It said this is the fifth case reported at this condominium complex, but the latest infection is unrelated to earlier cases.

The management added it is disinfecting possibly contaminated areas.

– Flat Taman Bidara, Selayang, Kuala Lumpur

A total of 10 residents from four units here tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week, China Press reported.

Local councillor U Chin Ong has arranged for disinfection of relevant areas in the complex, the daily reported.

– Taman Megah, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur

Nine residents tested positive for Covid-19, China Press reported.

The infected residents were asymptomatic and did not know they were infected when they visited a hawker stall at the building, leading to three more infections involving the hawker’s family members.

The building has been disinfected by DAP’s action team, it reported.

– Taman Renggam Jaya and Felda Ulu Pengeli, Kluang, Johor

Two residents at these localities tested positive for Covid-19, the Kluang Health Office said.

– Various localities in Kota Tinggi

According to the Kota Tinggi Health Office, two Covid-19 cases were detected at Taman Pasak Indah there yesterday, while the following localities recorded a case each:

• Taman Sri Saujana
• Taman Desaru Utama
• Taman YPJ
• Felda Air Tawar 4
• Felda Bukit Ramun
• Kampung Tersusun Seri Delima
• Perumahan Tersusun Mawai Baru
• Jalan Sungai Siput

– Various localities in Kelantan

Covid-19 cases were detected at the localities below yesterday, the Kelantan Health Department said.

Kuala Krai

• Telekong
• Kesedar RPT Mengkebang

Kota Bahru

• Jalan Merican
• Taman Desa Mardhiyah
• Pga Pengkalan Chepa
• Taman Damai Perdana, SBJ
• Jalan Salor
• Kampung Belukar Jenerih
• Jalan Taman Masrul
• Jalan Jaya Setia
• Jalan Tengku Mohd Maksum
• Jalan Dato Lundang
• Paya Rambai
• Kampung Paya Senang
• Wakaf Mek Zainab
• Kampung Kemumin
• Kampung Pulau Pisang

Other districts

• Kampung Banggol Pauh, Bachok
• Kampung Tepi Sungai Tendong, Pasir Mas

– Kampung Emperoh Jambu, Padawan, Kuching, Sarawak

The village has been placed under enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from tomorrow until March 8, after 60 cases were detected there so far, Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

According to the Sarawak government, the cluster is traced to the funeral of the wife of the index case.

– Kampung Tanah Merah, Marudu, Sabah

Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the village has been placed under enhanced MCO from tomorrow until March 8, after 57 out of 226 individuals tested so far were found to be Covid-19 positive.

– Apartment and Town Villa, Sibu Jaya, Sarawak

This residential area is placed under enhanced movement control order from Feb 26 until Mar 4 due to a rise in cases here, Sarawak deputy chief minister Douglas Uggah said. 

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GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

– Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara, Sarawak

A staff member here tested positive for Covid-19, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee said.

The person was last at work on Feb 18, it said.

– Sungai Meru Police Station, Sibu, Sarawak

A total of 96 senior police officers, lower-ranking personnel and four civilian staff members at Sungai Merah police station underwent Covid-19 swab tests yesterday.

Also tested were two drug case suspects being detained at the station.

Similar tests were conducted on traffic police officers at the station last week after two of them were found positive for Covid-19. Following this, the Health Ministry sanitised the station, Sibu police chief Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said.

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MARKETS

– Pasar Ikan Sebiew, Bintulu, Sarawak

A customer who later tested positive for Covid-19 visited this market on Feb 19, from 2.46pm to 3.30pm, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee said.

– Pasar Besar Kota Belud, Sabah

Visitors who entered and ate at the Pasar Besar Kota Belud from Feb 8 to Feb 15, or who were in the vicinity of food stalls and vegetable sellers and have subsequently displayed Covid-19 symptoms are being requested to contact the Kota Belud District Health Department from 9am to 3pm today at 011-23456840.

– Selangor Wholesale Market, Seri Kembangan, Selangor

A cluster of cases have been detected among workers of a shop located in the wholesale market area, the Health Ministry said.

Up to Feb 22, nine of the 115 individuals screened tested positive for Covid-19, the ministry said.

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EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS /OFFICES

– Umno’s Institut Latihan Memperkasa Ummah (Ilmu) Resort, Janda Baik, Pahang

An Umno leader who attended the party’s supreme council meeting at this location last weekend has been tested positive for Covid-19.

Following this, other participants of the meeting have been identified as close contacts and ordered to take swab tests and undergo quarantine.

Among those affected was Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who could not attend a court case today due to this.

– SMK Meradong, Sungai Bakong, Sarawak

A student staying at a dormitory here tested positive for Covid-19 on Feb 15, Sarawak deputy chief minister Douglas Uggah said.

Since then a total 21 cases have been detected, making up the Sungai Bakong cluster.

Teachers, staff and boarding students who had contact with those infected are in quarantine, he said.

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FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS

– Sunningdale Tech (M) Sdn Bhd, Bandar Tenggara, Johor

According to the Kluang Health Office, Covid-19 cases were detected at this factory.

Close contacts of workers who contracted the virus have also been infected, it said.

Source : Malaysiakini

The Health Ministry reported 2,192 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today.

The Klang Valley made up more than half of the new cases today. 

Other states with more than 100 new cases include Sarawak, Johor, Perak, Penang and Sabah.

On the flip side, the number of active cases continued to decline as recoveries outpaced new cases.

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reported a total of 3,414 new recoveries today.

The number of patients in the intensive care unit is also at the lowest level since Jan 14.

• Active cases: 32,076
• Patients in ICU: 199
• Intubated: 91

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Deaths

Another six people died from Covid-19, bringing the death toll to 1,062.

The fatalities today were from Selangor (2), Johor (1), Pahang (1), Sabah (1) and Sarawak (1).

The youngest casualty was a 17-year-old non-citizen boy who was brought in dead at the Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Bahru.

The next youngest was a 25-year-old Malaysian man who also had a mediastinal tumour and died at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital in Kuantan.

The remaining fatalities were aged between 50 to 84, all of whom are Malaysians.https://e.infogram.com/c8a28e8e-d511-48c1-bc1b-3eec0f7c699a?parent_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.malaysiakini.com%2Fnews%2F563925&src=embed#async_embed

 Case numbers by state:

Selangor (910)
Existing clusters: 408
New clusters: 7 (Jalan Kota construction site, Lombong Timah construction site and Pasar Jalan Putra clusters)
Close contacts: 327
Other screenings: 168

Kuala Lumpur (303)
Existing clusters: 152
New cluster: 25 (Sungai Batu construction site)
Close contacts: 61
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 63

Sarawak (221)
Existing clusters: 19
New clusters: 68 (Emperoh Jambu and Sungai Bakong clusters)
Close contacts: 91
Other screenings: 43

Johor (211)
Existing clusters: 85
Close contacts: 68
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 57

Perak (148)
Existing clusters: 102
Close contacts: 20
Other screenings: 26

Penang (135)
Existing clusters: 60
Close contacts: 36
Other screenings: 39

Sabah (110)
Existing clusters: 52
Close contacts: 40
Other screenings: 18

Negeri Sembilan (64)
Existing clusters: 6
New cluster: 7 (Industri Sungai Gadut cluster)
Close contacts: 20
Other screenings: 31

Kelantan (28)
Existing clusters: 15
Close contacts: 9
Other screenings: 4

Kedah (26)
Existing clusters: 6
Close contacts: 10
Other screenings: 10

Melaka (14)
Existing clusters: 6
Close contacts: 5
Other screenings: 3

Pahang (7)
Existing clusters: 5
Close contacts: 1
Other screenings: 1

Putrajaya (7)
Existing clusters: 3
Close contacts: 3
Other screenings: 1

Terengganu (4)
Existing clusters: 4

Perlis (4)
Close contacts: 2
Other screenings: 2

Clusters

To date, 504 out of 1,082 clusters are still active. 99 of these clusters contributed to new cases today.

14 clusters were declared resolved while eight new clusters have emerged.

The clusters that were declared resolved are Parit Jamil, Manik, Batu Lapan, Paloh Tumpat, Pondok Hidayah, Sungai Chemubong, Jalan TJ, Stutong, Sungai Ibor, Industri Apas, Jalan KKIP Selatan, Kampung Bukit Lada, Teknologi Kesidang and Tropika.

Details about the new clusters are as follow:

Jalan Kota construction site cluster
District(s): Gombak, Selangor
Locality/Source: A construction site at the Kota Elmina industrial zone in Rawang, Gombak.
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 20
Total infected: 11 out of 121 screened

 Lombong Timah construction site cluster
District(s): Kuala Langat, Petaling and Klang, Selangor
Locality/Source: A construction site along Jalan Lombong Timah 3, andar Suajana Putra.
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 14
Total infected: 45 out of 566 screened

Pasar Jalan Putra cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: A retail business at a wholesale market in Sri Kembangan
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 20
Total infected: 9 out of 115 screened

Sungai Batu construction site cluster
District(s): Kepong, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: A construction site near Sungai Baru at Jalan Ipoh
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 22
Total infected: 25 out of 385 screened

Industri Sungai Gadut cluster
District(s): Seremban, Rembau and Tampin, Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: A factory at Sungai Gadut industrial zone, Seremban
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 16
Total infected: 65 out of 2,044 screened

Hilir Sungai Kluang cluster
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Tengah, Barat Daya and Timur Laut, Penang
Locality/Source: A factory at the Bayan Lepas Free Trade Zone
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 13
Total infected: 41 out of 327 screened

Sungai Bakong cluster
District(s): Meradong, Sarawak
Locality/Source: An education institution near Sungai Bakong
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 19
Total infected: 22 out of 593 screened

Emperoh Jambu cluster
District(s): Kuching and Samarahan, Sarawak
Locality/Source: A funeral at Kampung Emperoh Jambu, Padawan
Cluster category: Community
First case: Feb 5
Total infected: 60 out of 337 screened

Source : Malaysiakini