COVID-19 PANDEMIC: COVID-19 infection cross 75.9 million infections globally as deaths cross more than 1.68 million.
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The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 218 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.
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The update-12.19.2020
Sick Earth Plague Day 389
Coronavirus
as of Saturday 7am, December 19, 2020
Cases globally: 75,938,602:
Deaths: 1,679,746:
Recovered: 53,230,354 .
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Coronavirus Cases globally : 75,938,602: Deaths: 1,679,746: Recovered: 53,230,354 .
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Here is the ASEAN status as of Saturday 7am, December 19, 2020
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Brunei
Brunei had +0 new cases, has a total of 152 with 3 deaths.
Cambodia
There has been +3 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 362. No deaths. Total recovered at 341.
Indonesia
The country reported +6,689 new infections, taking the totals to 650,197 infections with +124 new deaths, bringing total to 19,514 deaths.
Laos
The country reported +0 new case recorded, total at 41. No deaths.
Malaysia
The country reported +1,683 new cases, taking the total to 90,816, with +0 new deaths, total deaths at 432.
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Five new Covid-19 clusters detected – Dr Noor Hisham (Updated)
KUALA LUMPUR: Five new Covid-19 clusters have been detected today by the Health Ministry including three workplace clusters in Selangor, Sabah, Johor and Kelantan.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in Selangor it involved the Jalan Zuhrah Construction Site Cluster detected in Petaling with cases for this cluster testing positive since Dec 14 in a workplace screening.
“To date, 450 individuals have been screened with 49 cases detecting positive for Covid-19,” he said in a statement today.
He said in Sabah, two new clusters were detected, namely the Keris Residence Cluster involving workplaces in Kota Kinabalu and Tuaran with the index cases being reported positive on Dec 12 via screening of symptomatic individuals.
Up to Dec 19, he said, 65 individuals have been screened with 41 testing positive for the virus.
Another cluster in Sabah is the Brumas Cluster with the index case for this cluster testing positive on Dec 8 following a self-screening and to date, 89 individuals have been screened with 16 testing positive.
In Johor, the Jalan Timah Cluster, a workplace cluster involving Johor Bahru and Kulai, for which the index case tested positive on Dec 18 through a screening for symptomatic individuals.
Dr Noor Hisham said to date, 238 people linked to this cluster have been screened, of which 26 came back positive.
Meanwhile, in Kelantan, the index case of the new Long Panji Cluster in Kota Bharu and Machang tested positive on Dec 15 via a a screening for symptomatic individuals.
To date, 202 people were screened and 11 cases were detected positive for Covid-19 in the cluster, he said.
Dr Noor Hisham also informed that monitoring and surveillance on three Covid-19 clusters have ended today, namely the Softwood LD Cluster involving Lahad Datu district in Sabah, Rajawali Cluster involving the Northeast and Southwest districts of Penang island and the Besi Demak Cluster in Sarawak.
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Myanmar
Myanmar reported +1,116 new cases, taking total to 114,198 and +21 new deaths, total is at 2,398 deaths.
Philippines
The Philippines recorded +2,122 new cases, bringing the total to 456,562 with +25 new deaths, bringing total 8,875 deaths.
Singapore
Reported +9 new cases, taking the total to 58,386 and 0 new death, tally now 29 deaths.
17 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, all imported
SINGAPORE (CNA) – Seventeen new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of Saturday noon, said the Ministry of Health (MoH) in its daily preliminary update.
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Thailand
Reported +16 new cases, total at 4,297, 0 new death, total deaths stands at 60.
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Thailand reports biggest jump in daily local COVID-19 cases in over seven months
BANGKOK (CNA) – Thailand reported nine new local COVID-19 infections, the biggest one-day rise in local transmissions in more than seven months, health officials said on Saturday.
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Vietnam
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health had +3 new cases and a total of 1,413 cases, no new death, total remains at 35.
One imported COVID-19 case reported on Saturday, three more recoveries
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Source: world meters
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