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span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">By Melati Mohd Ariff
This is Bernama’s weekly roundup on COVID-19 and related matters in Malaysia and globally from Nov 12 to noon today.
In Malaysia, case numbers have exceeded 4.96 million and globally, the virus has infected more than 641 millionpeople and caused over 6.62 million deaths. Some 621 million patients have so far recovered from the virus.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which is now in its third year, has affected 228 countries and territories.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – New daily COVID-19 cases in the country during the six-day week fell to 16,478 (Nov 12-17) from 21,539 over the same period (Nov 5 to Nov 10).
During the six-day period, COVID-19 cases remained below 4,000 and yesterday (Nov 17), Malaysia recorded 3,457 new daily cases including nine (9) deaths and two (2) imported cases.
Election Commission (EC) staff arranging equipment and ballot boxes before despatching them to 272 polling centres at the official Vote Counting Centre for Shah Alam parliamentary constituency (P108). --fotoBERNAMA (2022) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Out of 3,457 cases, Selangor took the top spot with 1,187 cases followed by Kuala Lumpur (322), Sabah (266), Melaka (262), Penang (216), Kedah (171), Pahang (159), Sarawak (158), Negeri Sembilan (146), Perak (139), Putrajaya (131) and Kelantan (124).
States with two-digit figures are Johor (79), Terengganu (77) and Labuan (16).
Perlis emerged as the only state with one digit figures at four (4) cases.
For the current month to date, new daily cases exceeded the 4,000 level only Nov 3 (4,711), Nov 4 (4,360) and Nov 5 (4,621). The last time new daily cases exceeded the 4,000 level was on Aug 14 at 4,071.
The lowest case was recorded on Nov 14 (1,749). The surge in new daily COVID-19 cases in the country is linked to the highly transmissible Omicron sub-variant XBB.
Meanwhile, active COVID-19 cases according to data from the Ministry of Health, MOHNOW updated at 11.59pm yesterday stood at 27,877 and of the total, 25,818 (92.6 per cent) were quarantined at home.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin giving an update to the media on the current COVID-19 situation at Hospital Sungai Buloh. --fotoBERNAMA (2022) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
New daily COVID-19 cases during the week compiled by Bernama from Nov 12 to Nov 17:-
Nov 12 (2,882), Nov 13 (2,234), Nov 14 (1,749), Nov 15 (2,852), Nov 16 (3,304) and Nov 17 (3,457).
New daily COVID-19 cases from Nov 5 to Nov 11:-
Nov 5 (4,621), Nov 6 (3,913), Nov 7 (2,521), Nov 8 (3,781), Nov 9 (3,267), Nov 10 (3,436) and Nov 11 (3,245)
A motorist braved the flooding caused by water overflow from Sungai Langat at Kampung Sri Tanjung, Dengkil. --fotoBERNAMA (2022) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
New daily COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Singapore for the period Nov 12 to Nov 17, are as below:-
Nov 12 (1,940), Nov 13 (1,501), Nov 14 (1,312), Nov 15 (3,111), Nov 16 (2,184) and Nov 17 (2,088).
Meanwhile, a total of 3,736 recovered COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday, bringing the cumulative cases as of yesterday to 4,895,719.
With a cumulative figure of 4,960,179 cases, Malaysia now ranked 27th in the list of 228 countries/territories hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ahead of Malaysia are Greece (5,306,482) and Ukraine (5,329,536).
According to Worldometer, of the list of 228 countries, Japan reported the highest new daily cases (93,005) followed by South Korea (55,437) and France (33,331).
On COVID-19 fatalities, the United States (US) reported the highest number of COVID-19 fatalities with 1,101,838 cases.
COVID-19 SCENARIO IN MALAYSIA
Local residents are forced to stay at a temporary evacuation centre at Masjid Kampung Johan Setia, Klang as floods hit several areas in Selangor yesterday. --fotoBERNAMA (2022) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
According to MOHNOW data as of 11.59pm yesterday, 25,818 cases (92.6 per cent) out of 27,877 COVID-19 cases were quarantined at home.
Zero (0) case was reported at the COVID-19 Integrated Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC); 1,970 cases (7.1 per cent) at hospitals; 43 cases (0.2 per cent) at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) without respiratory assistance (ABP) and 46 cases (0.1 per cent) at the ICU with ABP.
For the record, there are five categories of COVID-19 infections:-
According to MOH, Category 1 is for patients with no symptoms; Category 2 is for patients with mild symptoms; Category 3 is for patients with pneumonia; Category 4 is for patients who require supplemental oxygen; and Category 5 is for the critically ill and need to be on ventilator support at the ICU.
Recovered cases:
Nov 12 (4,730), Nov 13 (3,836), Nov 14 (2,564), Nov 15 (3,710), Nov 16 (3,045) and Nov 17 (3,736).
*Cumulative recovered cases as of yesterday stood at 4,895,719
Active cases with probable infections:-
Nov 12 (31,209), Nov 13 (29,605), Nov 14 (28,784), Nov 15 (27,914), Nov 16 (28,165) and Nov 17 (27,877).
Breakdown in daily new cases (3,457):-
*state-by-state as of yesterday
*(+imported cases)
Latest Status of COVID-19 in Malaysia. New Cases by States. Source: MOH
Four digits - Selangor 1,187 (+0;
Three digits - Kuala Lumpur 322 (+0), Sabah 266 (+0), Melaka 261 (+1), Penang 216 (+0), Kedah 171 (+0), Pahang 159 (+0), Sarawak 158 (+0), Negeri Sembilan 146 (+0), Perak 139 (+0), Putrajaya 131 (+0) and Kelantan 124 (+0).
Two digits - Johor 78 (+1), Terengganu 77 (+0) and Labuan 16 (+0);
One digit - Perlis 4 (+0).
New record cases, imported cases, local transmission:
Nov 12 - New cases 2,882; Cumulative cases 4,946,583; Imported cases 1
Nov 13 - New cases 2,234; Cumulative cases 4,948,817; Imported cases 2
Nov 14 - New cases 1,749; Cumulative cases 4,950,566; Imported cases 1
Nov 15 - New cases 2,852; Cumulative cases 4.953,418; Imported cases 3
Nov 16 - New cases 3,304; Cumulative cases 4,956,722; Imported cases 4
Nov 17 - New cases 3,457; Cumulative cases 4,960,179; Imported cases 2
Record death cases are as below:-
*BID = Brought-in-Dead are cases outside the hospital and those brought to the hospital's forensic department; positive COVID-19 cases after PT PCR tests conducted.
Nov 12 - 9 (BID 3), Nov 13 - 2(BID 0), Nov 14 - 6 (BID 1), Nov 15 -12 (BID 0), Nov 16 - 8 (BID 3) and Nov 17- 9 (BID 0).
*As of yesterday, Malaysia’s COVID-19 death toll stood at 35,583 cases.
GLOBAL COVID-19 STATISTICS
Current Worldwide Statistics on COVID-19 and COVID-19 Case Summary in Malaysia. worldometers.info/coronavirus
According to Worldometer, total COVID-19 cases globally stood at 641,897,156 (previous week at 637,283,239) with 6,621,589 deaths (6,613,471 deaths previously). A total of 621,352,448 recovered cases were reported from 619,481,016 previously
Some 228 countries are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and those in the top 10 of the list are the US, India, France, Germany, Brazil, South Korea, the United Kingdom (UK), Italy, Japan and Russia.
The breakdown of the top 10 nations (+ new record daily cases) is as follows:-
US 100,105,438 (+22,546)
India 44,668,951 (+653)
France 37,250,370 (+33,331)
Germany 36,152,490 (+no information)
Brazil 35,009,176 (+29,102)
South Korea 26,412,901 (+55,437)
UK 23,854,192 (+no information)
Italy 23,823,192 (+no information)
Japan 23,519,801 (+93,005)
Russia 21,520,021 (+5,680)
Below is a breakdown of cumulative COVID-19 cases and (+new daily cases) among Southeast Asian nations, including Malaysia:-
Vietnam 13th spot - 11,510,484 (+509)
Indonesia 20th spot - 6,590,113 (+7,822)
Malaysia 27th spot - 4,960,179 (+3,457)
Thailand 30th spot - 4,698,373 (+no information)
Philippines 38th spot - 4,022,127 (+1,153)
Singapore 45th spot - 2,148,794 (+2,088)
Myanmar 83rd spot - 632,910 (+45)
Brunei 110th spot - 241,044 (+no information)
Laos 113th spot - 216,431 (+34)
Cambodia 125th spot - 138,010 (+3)
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COVID-19 BACKGROUND
-- The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s China country office was informed of cases of pneumonia that were detected in Wuhan on Dec 31, 2019. On Jan 7, 2020 the Chinese authorities confirmed that the newly detected novel coronavirus can be transmitted from human to human.
-- Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-COV).
-- A study of the virus’ genetic sequence suggested similarities to that seen in snakes and bats. China health officials identified the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan as the source of the transmission of the coronavirus.
-- On Feb 11, 2020, WHO announced the official name of the virus, COVID-19, which is an acronym for coronavirus 2019 – CO stands for corona, VI for virus and D for disease.
-- On Jan 30, 2020, WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak as a global emergency and on March 11, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.
-- WHO has described the COVID-19 outbreak as much more dangerous than the A H1N1 Influenza, also known as Swine Flu.
-- Swine Flu, which occurred between January 2009 and August 2010, infected more than 1.6 million people and caused 18,449 fatalities. It was first detected in Mexico and later in the United States in March 2009.
-- COVID-19 was detected in Malaysia on Jan 25, 2020, when three Chinese citizens, who had entered Malaysia through Johore from Singapore on Jan 23, were tested positive for the disease.
-- New variants of the COVID-19 coronavirus have since emerged in the United Kingdom (identified as B117) in September 2020, South Africa (501Y.V2) in October 2020 and India (B.1.617), also in October 2020.
-- Cumulatively, Malaysia's COVID-19 cases have breached the one million mark as on July 25, with 1,013,438 cases. The first time daily cases reached the five-digit level was on July 13 with 11,079 cases.
-- WHO on Nov 26 designated a new variant of COVID-19, named Omicron, a variant of concern. It was first detected in Gauteng Province, South Africa.
-- Scientists at the IHU have detected a new variant named B.1.640.2 at end-November last year, with 46 mutations on its spike protein and nicknamed it IHU.
-- Meanwhile, Israel has confirmed its first case of an individual infected with 'Flurona', a term coined to describe the condition of being infected with COVID-19 and the seasonal flu simultaneously. (Jan 2, 2022).
-- April 1, 2022 – Malaysia enters the transition to endemic phase of COVID-19 as an exit strategy that allows Malaysians to return to normalcy after almost two years of battling -- COVID-19.
-- May 1, 2022 – On April 27, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced the easing of several restrictions, which include the lifting of the requirement for check-ins on MySejahtera effective May 1.
Translated by Salbiah Said
BERNAMA
