On 16 February, the Director-General identified six new clusters in Sarawak: Jalan Geronggang and Sungai Merah in Sibu a primary school in Kidurong Dua, Biru the Univista cluster in Samarahan Kampung Sungai Maong in Kuching, and the Gelong cluster in Taman Sri Gelong, Kapit. This screening involved 13,533 employers and 1,268 clinics. Of those screened, 6,093 tested positive for COVID-19 while 306,530 tested negative. īy 7 February, Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob confirmed that 312,363 foreign workers had been screened for COVID-19 since 1 December 2020. On 4 February, the Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah identified ten new clusters in Selangor (3), Johor (3), Sarawak (1), Negri Sembilan (1), and Pahang (2), bringing the total number of clusters to 421. īy 25 January, the Health Ministry reported nine new clusters: the Jalan Sebelas cluster in Hulu Langat, Selangor, the Bukit Emas cluster in Negri Sembilan, the Tapak Bina Sri Petaling cluster, the Ladang Segama and Jalan Segama clusters in Lahad Datu, Sabah, the Tapak Bina Flora cluster in the federal territory of Putrajaya, the Jalan Tengar cluster in Johor Baru, and the Tembok Taiping cluster in Perak. īy 17 January 2021, the death toll had reached the 600 mark while the total number of recoveries had reached 120,051. That same day, Mustapa Mohamed, a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (with responsibility for the economy) tested positive for COVID-19. On January 8, Malaysia recorded 16 new confirmed COVID-19 deaths, the highest number ever.īy 10 January 2021, the Director-General had confirmed the identification of five new clusters: the Cyber Construction Site and Texmile clusters in Selangor, the Alo Durian and Wakaf Lanas clusters in Kelantan, and the Jalan Sibuga cluster in Sandakan, Sabah. On 7 January, a record number of 3,027 new cases were reported with Johor the highest of the day, with 1,103 new cases reported.

That same day, the number of recoveries reached 100,578.

He also confirmed the closure of the Kobena, Mengketil and UD SS2 clusters. īy 6 January 2021, the Director-General had reported there were 252 active clusters left of the total 561. On 3 January 2021, Sabah's Deputy Chief Minister II Jeffrey Kitingan tested positive for COVID-19 and underwent treatment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the state capital Kota Kinabalu.

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