Malaysia reports more than 800 Covid-19 cases for third day in a row

[The_King]

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia on Monday (Oct 19) reported 865 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, slightly lower than the record-high 871 logged on Sunday.

It was the third consecutive day of above-800 infections recorded in a single day, with the government mulling whether to impose a stricter lockdown for the state of Selangor.

Selangor along with Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya were placed under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) for 14 days from last week (Oct 14).

Malaysia's cumulative total of cases on Monday stood at 21,363 cases since the country reported its first Covid-19 cases in January.

The Health Ministry's director-general, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, said there were three new deaths on Monday to bring total fatalities to 190. The three deaths were all recorded in Sabah.

The bulk of the new cases continued to come from hard-hit Sabah, with 643 new infections out of the total 865 - or 74.3 per cent of the total.

 

 

The current spike in the Malaysia has been blamed on the two weeks of campaigning ahead of the Sept 26 Sabah state elections, with politicians and campaigners from all over the country mingling freely with Sabahans at politicial rallies.

Some of these visitors later brought Covid-19 to their home states.

Selangor on Monday logged 107 cases, or 12.4 per cent.

This was followed by the federal territory of Labuan, with 34 cases, and Penang's 26 new cases.

 

Meanwhile, Senior Minister (Security cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a separate briefing that the health ministry has been asked whether there is a need to place the whole state of Selangor under the enhanced MCO (EMCO), to curb further infections.

 

 

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-reports-more-than-800-covid-19-cases-for-third-day-in-a-row

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