KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — A total of 20,824 new daily Covid-19 cases were reported over six days (October 29 to November 3), up almost 60 per cent from 13,050 during the same period (October 22 to October 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 August 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), Melaka (149), Kedah (135), Kelantan (128), Putrajaya (111).
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 October 28 (3,296), with the rest on October 29 (3,189), October 30 (3,129) and November 2 (3,969). The lowest case during the same month was on October 17 at 1,210.
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 November 19 while nomination day for candidates falls on November 5. Early voting is set for November 15.
Meanwhile, active Covid-19 cases according to data from the Ministry of Health (MOH), MOHNOW, which was updated at 11.59 pm yesterday stood at 34,609 and of the total, 32,956 (95.2 per cent) were quarantined at home.
— Bernama
