COVID-19: 150 new cases today, one death in Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 150 new COVID-19 cases were recorded today, with 146 being local cases while four more were import cases.

124 cases were recorded in Sabah, 11 cases in Selangor, six in Kuala Lumpur and four cases in Pahang.

This makes a total of 10,919 positive cases so far, and 950 active cases.

One death was also recorded in Sabah, bringing the total number of deaths to 134.

Of the 150 new cases, 146 were local transmissions involving 124 Malaysians and 22 foreigners while the other four were imported.

Sabah recorded the most number of local transmission cases with 124, followed by Selangor (10 cases), Pahang (four), Kuala Lumpur (three), Johor (two), Sarawak (two) and Melaka (one).

"Among the cases in Sabah were 58 from the Benteng Lahad Datu Cluster (55 Malaysians, three foreigners); 20 from the Bangau-Bangau Cluster (12 Malaysians, eight foreigners); 13 from the Bakau Cluster (four Malaysians, nine foreigners); and 10 from the Pulau Cluster (nine Malaysians, one foreigner),” he said in a statement today.

Apart from that, there were eight cases in Selangor, three in Pahang, two in Johor and one each in Kuala Lumpur and Melaka involving the screening of individuals returning from high-risk areas (Sabah).

Dr Noor Hisham said there were currently 950 active COVID-19 cases nationwide.

On the four imported cases, he said three of them were individuals returning from Saudi Arabia (two cases in KL and one in Selangor) and one returning from India (reported in Kuala Lumpur involving Malaysian).

“The 134th fatality (which is case number 10,491) involved an 81-year-old Malaysian woman who had fever and cough on Sept 14 and was taken to the Semporna Hospital on Sept 17.

“A COVID-19 screening on Sept 22 was found to be positive. On Sept 26, she was moved to the Tawau Hospital in Sabah. Her condition deteriorated and she was transferred to the intensive care unit on the same day. She was confirmed dead at 12.52 am today (Sept 27),” he said.

Meanwhile, he said there were 50 recoveries today, while six cases are being treated in the intensive care unit with four requiring ventilator support.

-- BERNAMA