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A total of 15,893 COVID-19 recovery cases were reported yesterday, which is higher than the number of new cases detected for the day, which was 10,052.

A total of 162 new COVID-19 cases which are categorised as Variant of Concern (VOC) were detected from Jan 23 to 25, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Only 25 cases of myocarditis were detected within 21 days post COVID-19 vaccination out of 433,674 admissions to 216 hospitals between February and September 2021.

A total of 58 new COVID-19 Omicron variant cases have been confirmed, with 54 of them being imported cases and four local transmissions, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Veerapan said the situation is under control and advised the public to comply with the stipulated standard operating procedures.

Another 86 cases of COVID-19 have been detected among flood victims, bringing the total figure to 267 as at noon today, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

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A total of 84 positive COVID-19 cases were identified from random screenings conducted during the current Parliamentary sitting since Oct 27.

Dr Noor Hisham said of the 2,252 cases detected, a total of 2,232 cases were VOC and 20 others were variants of interest.

A total of 149 COVID-19 positive cases were detected as a result of screenings at air and sea entry points to Pulau Langkawi since the domestic tourism bubble pioneer project began on Sept 16.

Masidi said of the total, 183 were children aged one to five while 455 were aged between six and 17.

Ongoing studies by three research institutes in the country have identified 265 cases involving Variants of Concern (VOC), namely the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) from Aug 16 to 29.

A total of 88 positive COVID-19 cases have been detected so far including three new cases from the recent special Parliament sitting, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

10 positive cases were detected using the RTK Ag saliva test kit and one was detected through the RT-PCR test.

Dr Noor Hisham said the number brought the cumulative cases infected classified as variants of concern and variants of interest to 439 cases.

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