THE Klang Valley made up for more than half of all new Covid-19 cases today, with 661 fresh infections reported in the past 24 hours, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The highest number of infections was registered in Kuala Lumpur with 469 cases in the community and six imported cases. Of this, 460 come from the Damanlela cluster, a construction site in the heart of the federal capital.

Selangor registered 185 cases, with Putrajaya only recording a single case, bringing the total number of fresh community infections in the Klang Valley to 661 cases.

Sabah continues to register a high infection rate with 381 fresh cases reported.

Noor Hisham said the total number of infections recorded in the past 24 hours stands at 1,208 cases, taking the cumulative figure to 47,417.

Three more fatalities were reported, bringing the death toll from the deadly virus to 309.

Recoveries, however, remain high, as 1,013 patients were discharged from hospitals with an overall tally of those cured standing at 34,785.

Kuala Lumpur topped the number of new infections with 475, followed by Sabah (381), Selangor (185), Negri Sembilan (48), Perak (21), Penang (42), Labuan (30), Johor (9), Kedah (8), Sarawak (4), Malacca (2), and Kelantan, Putrajaya and Perlis all recording one case each.

Of the total number of new cases, Noor Hisham said seven are related to prison clusters.

“Seberang Perai prison has four cases, Sandakan prison has two, while Kepayan has one case,” he said.

Noor Hisham said the six imported cases involving non-Malaysians were recorded in Kuala Lumpur.

“The imported cases today involve three Indian nationals, one Bangladeshi, Nepali and Indonesian.” – November 15, 2020.