Covid-19: 6-day cases surge to over 20k, 60pct increase

A total of 20,824 new daily Covid-19 cases were reported over six days (Oct 29 to Nov 3), up almost 60 percent from 13,050 during the same period (Oct 22 to Oct 27).

New daily cases surpassed the 4,000 mark yesterday to 4,711. The last time new daily cases exceeded the 4,000 level was on Aug 14 at 4,071.

Out of 4,711 cases yesterday, 10 states recorded three-digit figures namely Selangor (1,609), Kuala Lumpur (1,168), Perak (391), Negeri Sembilan (299), Penang (232), Sabah (215), Malacca

Two-digit figures: Pahang (79), Sarawak (75), Johor (60), Terengganu (41) and Labuan (14).

One (1) digit figure: Perlis (5).

Before exceeding the 4,000 level, cases touched 3,000 starting from Oct 28 (3,296), with the rest on Oct 29 (3,189), Oct 30 (3,129), and Nov 2  (3,969). The lowest case count during the same month was on Oct 17 at 1,210.

Caretaker health minister Khairy Jamaluddin had repeatedly warned the people of an imminent surge in Covid-19 cases for several weeks involving the highly transmissible Omicron XBB sub-variant in Malaysia.

Khairy was quoted as saying that the country was currently experiencing a small wave of Covid-19 cases following the discovery of the Omicron XBB sub-variant locally.

He reminded the public to stay vigilant by continuing to wear face masks in crowded and closed areas, especially with the country entering the campaign period of the 15th general election (GE15).

Polling day for the nation’s general election has been set for Nov 19 while nomination day for candidates falls on Nov 5. Early voting is set for Nov 15.

Meanwhile, active Covid-19 cases according to data from the Health Ministry’s portal, MOHNow, which was updated at 11.59pm yesterday stood at 34,609 and of the total, 32,956 (95.2 percent) were quarantined at home.

New daily Covid-19 cases during the week compiled by Bernama from Oct 29 to Nov 3:-

Oct 29 (3,189), Oct 30 (3,129),   Oct 31 (2,913),  Nov 1 (2,913), Nov 2 (3,969), and Nov 3 (4,711).

Below are new daily Covid-19 cases during the week Oct 22 to Oct 28:-

Oct 22 (2,618), Oct 23 (2,054), Oct 24 (1,737), Oct 25 (1,743), Oct 26 (2,136), Oct 27 (2,762) and Oct 28 (3,296).

There was a surge in new daily COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Singapore following the spread of Omicron sub-variant XBB, with the breakdown as follows:-

Oct 29 (4,631),  Oct 30 (3,240), Oct 31 (2,612), Nov 1 (5,652), Nov 2 (4,086), and Nov 3 (3,511).

Meanwhile, a total of 3,120 recovered Covid-19 cases were reported yesterday, bringing the cumulative cases as of yesterday to 4,843,468.

With a cumulative figure of 4,914,557 cases, Malaysia now ranked 27th in the list of 228 countries/territories hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Ahead of Malaysia are Greece (5,188,890) and Ukraine (5,296,254).

According to Worldometer, of the list of 228 countries, Japan reported the highest new daily cases (67,473) followed by South Korea (46,870), and France (42,025).

On Covid-19 fatalities, the United States (US) reported the highest number of Covid-19 fatalities with 1,097,881 cases.

Covid-19 in Malaysia

According to MOHNow data as of 11.59pm yesterday, 32,956 cases (95.2 percent) out of 34,609 active Covid-19 cases were quarantined at home.

Zero (0) case was reported at the Covid-19 Integrated Quarantine and Treatment Centre ; 1,586 cases (4.6 percent) at hospitals; 20 cases (0.1 percent) at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) without respiratory assistance (ABP) and 47 cases (0.1 percent) at the ICU with ABP.

For the record, there are five categories of Covid-19 infections:-

According to the Health Ministry, 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:-

Oct 29 (2,541), Oct 30 (2,464), Oct 31 (2,833), Nov 1 (2,599), Nov 2 (2,696), and Nov 3 (3,120).

* Cumulative recovered cases as of Nov 3 stood at  4,843,468.

 Active cases with probable infections:-

Oct 29 (30,702), Oct 30 (31,365), Oct 31 (31,436), Nov 1 (31,747), Nov 2 (33,018) and Nov 3 (34,609).

- Bernama