Covid-19 (Feb 23): 2,468 new cases, over half of casualties below 65 years old

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COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 2,468 new COVID19 cases as of noon today. Cases in the Klang Valley (1,091 cases) still make up most of the country's new cases.

The Health Ministry is tracking 509 active clusters, of which 90 have recorded new cases today including 13 newly identified clusters.Two of the new clusters are community clusters while the remainder are classified as workplace clusters. Both community clusters have been linked to social events.

As for the workplace clusters, most involved factories and construction sites, which are undergoing government-mandated screening for their workers. The newly detected Tapak Bina Digital Lapan cluster saw the largest increase with 131 new cases, followed by the Tembok Bendera cluster and Jalan Perlabuhan cluster .

On the other hand, eight clusters are considered closed after no new cases have been reported in the past 28 days.

 

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