15 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the country, bringing the total COVID-19 cases to 15,244. Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Haji Awang Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health stated the matter at a media conference on the latest COVID-19 situation yesterday afternoon at Dewan Al'Afiah, Ministry of Health.

There are 7 additional new cases to 4 of the existing active clusters who are previously close contacts with several positive cases. Meanwhile, 1 new cluster was detected involving 2 cases. The new cluster is a private accommodation cluster. Two clusters were closed following no new detected cases for 28 days, namely Ishiwood Sdn Bhd and Sengkurong Ops Cluster. Therefore, current total active clusters stand at 106. 6 new cases are still being investigated to determine the source of infection.

96 cases have recovered. Among the cases, one is in Category 5 and is being treated at the Intensive Care Unit, requiring assistance of artificial ventilation, as well as additional heart/lung machine, ECMO. Meanwhile, one case in Category 4, requires oxygen assistance and is under close monitoring. 3,863 samples have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus which brings the total number of lab tests carried out since January 2020 to 649,148.

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