STATUS TERKINI KES DISAHKAN COVID-19 YANG TELAH PULIH

Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) ingin memaklumkan bahawa terdapat tiga (3) kes yang telah pulih COVID-19 pada hari ini. Jumlah kumulatif kes yang telah pulih sepenuhnya dari COVID-19 adalah sebanyak 8,831 kes (96.3 peratus daripada jumlah keseluruhan kes).

STATUS TERKINI KES COVID-19 DI MALAYSIA

Sehingga 15 Ogos 2020 pukul 12:00 tengah hari, terdapat 26 kes baharu yang telah dilaporkan. Ini menjadikan jumlah kes positif COVID-19 di Malaysia adalah sebanyak 9,175 kes. Oleh itu, jumlah kes aktif dengan kebolehjangkitan COVID-19 adalah 219 kes. Mereka telah diasingkan dan diberi rawatan.

Ingin dimaklumkan daripada 26 kes baharu yang dilaporkan, tiga (3) kes adalah kes import yang telah mendapat jangkitan di luar negara yang melibatkan dua (2) warganegara Malaysia dan satu (1) bukan warganegara. Tiga (3) kes import tersebut adalah dari negara:

1. Austria (1 kes di Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur);
2. Amerika Syarikat (1 kes di Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur); dan
3. Vietnam (1 kes di Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur).

Daripada 23 kes penularan di dalam negara, yang melibatkan 20 warganegara Malaysia dan tiga (3) bukan warganegara. 

Perincian kes penularan COVID-19 dalam negara di kalangan warganegara Malaysia (20 kes) adalah:

1. Kedah: 
   • tiga (3) kes Kluster Sala (kluster baharu ini akan diperincikan di bawah);
   • 10 kes daripada Kluster Tawar (situasi terkini kluster ini akan diperincikan di bawah); dan
   • satu (1) kes Kluster Muda (situasi terkini kluster ini akan diperincikan di bawah).

1. Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur: 
   • satu (1) kes saringan di tempat kerja; dan
   • satu (1) kes saringan kontak rapat kepada kes positif COVID-19 (kes ke-8688).
2. Pulau Pinang: 
   • dua (2) kes saringan Kluster Tawar kerana merupakan kontak rapat kepada kes positif COVID-19 (kes ke-9129).
3. Johor: 
   • satu (1) kes saringan pra pembedahan.
4. Perlis:
   • satu (1) kes saringan pra pembedahan.

Bagi kes jangkitan dalam negara (3 kes) di kalangan bukan warganegara pula adalah seperti berikut:

• Negeri Sembilan: dua (2) kes saringan tahanan yang merupakan Pendatang Asing Tanpa Izin (PATI); dan
• Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur: satu (1) kes saringan di tempat kerja.

Sehingga kini, terdapat enam (6) kes positif COVID-19 sedang dirawat di Unit Rawatan Rapi (ICU) di mana satu (1) kes memerlukan bantuan pernafasan.

Adalah dimaklumkan bahawa tiada pertambahan kes kematian berkaitan COVID-19 dilaporkan pada hari ini. Justeru, jumlah kumulatif kes kematian COVID-19 di Malaysia adalah kekal sebanyak 125 kes (1.36 peratus daripada jumlah keseluruhan kes).

KLUSTER SALA DI KEDAH

KKM ingin memaklumkan bahawa satu kluster baharu telah dikesan di Daerah Yan, Kedah. Kes pertama kluster ini (iaitu kes ke-9148) adalah lelaki warganegara Malaysia yang dikesan positif pada 13 Ogos 2020 melalui sistem survelan klinikal Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) di Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Kedah. Aktiviti pengesanan kes secara aktif (Active Case Detection) dan saringan kontak rapat telah dijalankan pada 14 Ogos 2020 dan kes-kes dikesan positif pada 15 Ogos 2020. Ketiga-tiga kes yang dilaporkan pada hari ini adalah merupakan ahli keluarga kepada kes pertama (kes ke-9148).

Sehingga 15 Ogos 2020, 80 kontak rapat beliau telah disaring. Daripada jumlah ini:

• Empat (4) kes dikesan positif COVID-19; dan
• 76 individu masih menunggu keputusan.

Kesemua kes bagi kluster ini adalah warganegara Malaysia. Pengesanan kes secara aktif sedang diteruskan dan langkah-langkah pencegahan serta pembendungan jangkitan seperti proses pembersihan dan nyah kuman telah dijalankan di lokasi-lokasi yang dikenalpasti. Punca jangkitan masih di dalam siasatan.

STATUS TERKINI KLUSTER TAWAR

Adalah dimaklumkan bahawa terdapat 12 kes baharu dilaporkan bagi Kluster Tawar pada hari ini, iaitu 10 kes di Kedah dan dua (2) kes di Pulau Pinang. Ini menjadikan jumlah kes dikesan positif COVID-19 bagi kluster ini sebanyak 33 kes.

Sehingga 15 Ogos 2020 jam 12 tengah hari, seramai 657 individu telah disaring dalam kluster ini. Pecahan saringan mengikut negeri yang terbabit adalah seperti berikut:

1. Kedah (520 disaring):
   • 30 kes dikesan positif COVID-19;
   • 472 individu negatif; dan
   • 18 individu masih menunggu keputusan.
2. Pulau Pinang (129 disaring):
   • 3 kes dikesan positif COVID-19;
   • 119 individu negatif; dan
   • 7 individu masih menunggu keputusan.
3. Perak (8 disaring):
   • Tiada kes dikesan positif COVID-19;
   • 8 individu masih menunggu keputusan.

Pengesanan kes secara aktif dan saringan kontak rapat masih diteruskan bagi kluster ini dan situasi semasa akan dimaklumkan dari semasa ke semasa.

STATUS TERKINI KLUSTER MUDA

Adalah dimaklumkan bahawa terdapat satu (1) kes baharu dilaporkan bagi Kluster Muda pada hari ini. Sehingga 15 Ogos 2020 jam 12 tengah hari, seramai 133 individu telah disaring dalam kluster ini.  Daripada jumlah ini, sebanyak tiga (3) kes dikesan positif COVID-19, 27 individu adalah negatif dan baki 103 individu masih menunggu keputusan.

Pengesanan kes secara aktif dan saringan kontak rapat masih diteruskan bagi kluster ini dan situasi semasa akan dimaklumkan dari semasa ke semasa.

NASIHAT KESIHATAN BERKAITAN COVID-19

KKM menyeru orang ramai agar terus amalkan nasihat-nasihat yang sering ditekankan oleh KKM sebagai satu kebiasaan baharu dalam kehidupan harian. Antara nasihat-nasihat tersebut adalah seperti berikut:

• Elakkan 3S / 3C : iaitu elakkan kawasan yang sesak (Crowded place), elakkan kawasan yang sempit (Confined space) dan elak sembang atau bertutur dengan jarak yang dekat (Close conversation).

• Amalkan 3W : iaitu kerap mencuci tangan dengan air dan sabun (Wash), memakai alat pelitup muka (facemask) di tempat awam yang telah diwajibkan oleh pihak Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) mulai 1 Ogos 2020 atau jika bergejala (Wear), dan (Warn) iaitu amaran dari KKM yang lebih berkonsep peringatan seperti:
  • Elakkan bersalaman / bersentuhan;
  • Amalkan etika batuk dan bersin;
  • Dapatkan rawatan segera jika bergejala;
  • Duduk di rumah dan elakkan kunjung-mengunjung;
  • Lakukan aktiviti disinfeksi dan pembersihan di kawasan yang kerap disentuh.

Patuhlah kepada S.O.P sebagai normal baharu iaitu:

• S : Syarat-syarat seperti yang ditetapkan di bawah Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Pemulihan (PKPP);
• O : Orang yang berisiko tinggi seperti kanak-kanak, bayi, warga emas dan orang kurang upaya (OKU) perlu dilindungi, individu tidak sihat dan bergejala dikehendaki segera menjalani pemeriksaan kesihatan;
• P : Penjarakan fizikal (physical distancing) diamalkan pada setiap masa iaitu sekurang-kurangnya 1 meter.

KKM akan terus memantau perkembangan kejadian jangkitan di dalam negara, dan juga luar negara melalui maklumat yang diperolehi daripada pihak Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO). Orang ramai akan sentiasa dimaklumkan sebarang perkembangan terkini mengenainya. Begitu juga, KKM akan memastikan langkah pencegahan dan kawalan yang sewajarnya adalah dilaksanakan secara berterusan.

Sekian, terima kasih.

DATUK DR. NOOR HISHAM ABDULLAH

KETUA PENGARAH KESIHATAN MALAYSIA

15 Ogos 2020 @ 5.00 petang.

BILANGAN KES COVID-19 MENGIKUT NEGERI DI MALAYSIA

(SEHINGGA 15 OGOS 2020, JAM 12:00 TENGAH HARI)

*(   ) adalah merujuk kepada kes-kes import

PRESS STATEMENT

MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA

UPDATES ON THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19)

SITUATION IN MALAYSIA

15 August 2020

Current Status of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Who Have Recovered

The Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to inform that three (3) cases have fully recovered and discharged today. Cumulatively, 8,831 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been discharged (96.3% of total cumulative cases).

Current Situation of COVID-19 in Malaysia

15 August 2020, 12 pm – a total of 26 additional confirmed COVID-19 case were reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) MOH today. Cumulatively there are now 9,175 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia. Therefore, there are currently 219 active and infective COVID-19 cases. They have all been isolated and given treatment.

Of the 26 additional cases reported today, three (3) are imported cases who were infected overseas, involving two (2) Malaysians and one (1) non-Malaysian.The three (3) imported cases were travellers from the following countries:

• Austria – 1 case in Kuala Lumpur
• USA – 1 case in Kuala Lumpur
• Vietnam – 1 case in Kuala Lumpur

Of the 23 local transmission cases, 20 casesare among Malaysians and three (3) cases among non-Malaysians.

The details of local transmission cases among Malaysians (20 cases) are as follows:

• Kedah – 14 cases:
  • 3 cases: From the Sala Cluster (a new cluster as detailed below).
  • 10 cases: From the Tawar Cluster (latest update as detailed below).
  • 1 case: From the Kuala Muda Cluster (latest update as detailed below).
• Kuala Lumpur – 2 cases:
  • 1 case: From a workplace screening.
  • 1 case: From screening of close contacts of a confirmed COVID-19 case (Case 8,688).
• Pulau Pinang – 2 cases: From the Tawar Cluster; screening of close contacts of a confirmed COVID-19 case (Case 9,129)
• Johor – 1 case: From pre-surgery screening.
• Perlis – 1 case: From pre-surgery screening.

For the local transmission cases among non-Malaysians (3 cases), details are as follows:

• Negeri Sembilan – 2 cases: From screening of detainees who are illegal migrants.
• Kuala Lumpur – 1 case: From a workplace screening.

Currently, six (6) confirmed COVID-19 cases are receiving treatment in the intensive care units (ICUs), and one (1) patient is on ventilation support.

No additional COVID-19 death was reported to the National CPRC MOH today. Cumulatively, there remains 125 COVID-19 deaths in Malaysia (1.36% of total cumulative cases).

The Sala Cluster in Kedah

MOH would like to inform that a new cluster has been detected in the Yan District, Kedah. The first case of this cluster (Case 9,148) is a Malaysian who was found to be positive for COVID-19 on 13 August 2020 through the Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) clinical surveillance system at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Kedah. Active case detection and screening of close contacts were conducted on 14 August 2020, and additional cases were detected on 15 August 2020. All three confirmed cases reported today are family members to the first case (Case 9,148).

As of 15 August 2020, 80 close contacts have been screened. Of these:

• Four (4) confirmed COVID-19 cases
• 76 individuals awaiting results

All cases for this cluster are Malaysians. Active case detection is ongoing, and preventive and control measures such as cleaning and disinfection have been carried out at the identified locations. The cause of the infection for this cluster is still under investigation.

Current Status of the Tawar Cluster

MOH would like to inform that 12 additional confirmed cases are reported for the Tawar Cluster today, i.e. 10 cases in Kedah and two (2) cases in Pulau Pinang. Cumulatively there are now 33 confirmed COVID-19 cases in this cluster.

As of 15 August 2020, 12 pm, a total of 657 individuals have been screened in this cluster. The breakdown of screening by states involved is as follows:

1. Kedah (520 individuals screened):
   • 30 confirmed COVID-19 cases
   • 472 individuals tested negative
   • 18 individuals awaiting results
2. Pulau Pinang (129 individuals screened):
   • Three (3) confirmed COVID-19 case
   • 119 individuals tested negative
   • 7 individuals awaiting results
3. Perak (8 individuals screened):
   • No confirmed COVID-19 case
   • 8 individuals awaiting results

Active case detection and screening of close contacts are still ongoing for this cluster and the current situation will be updated from time to time.

Current Status of the Kuala Muda Cluster

MOH would like to inform that one (1) additional confirmed COVID-19 case was reported for the Kuala Muda Cluster today. As of 15 August 2020, 12 pm, a total of 133 individuals have been screened in this cluster. Of these, three (3) are confirmed COVID-19, 27 individuals tested negative and the remaining 103 individuals are awaiting results.

Active case detection and screening of close contacts are still ongoing for this cluster and the current situation will be updated from time to time.

Health Advisory on COVID-19

MOH calls on the public to continue to practice the advisories often emphasised by the MOH as the new normal in daily life. These advisories include:

• Avoid the 3Cs: Avoid Crowded places; Confined spaces; and Close conversations.

• Practice the 3Ws: Wash hands frequently with water and soap; Wearing facemasks are now mandatory in public areas (starting from 1 August 2020 as directed by the National Security Council) or highly recommended if symptomatic; Warn self and others for the following, in line with MOH’s advisories:
  • Avoid shaking hands or touching others
  • Practice good coughing and sneezing etiquette
  • Seek early treatment if symptomatic
  • Stay at home and avoid from visiting others
  • Regularly clean and disinfect commonly touched surfaces in common areas

In addition to the SOPs, continue to adhere to THiS:

• T: Terms set under the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO)
• Hi: High-risk groups such as children, infants, older adults and the disabled must be protected, and if unwell with symptoms, to seek early treatment
• S: Safe physical distancing is practiced at all times, of at least 1 metre away from others

MOH will continue to monitor the development of the COVID-19 situation, both in the country as well as internationally, based on available information from the World Health Organization (WHO). The public will be continuously updated on the latest information. In addition, MOH will ensure that appropriate preventive and control measures are continuously implemented.

Thank you.

Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

Director General of Health Malaysia

15 August 2020 @ 5.00 pm

Number of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Malaysia, by States

(Cumulative, as of 15 August 2020, 12 pm)

*(   ) refers to imported confirmed COVID-19 case