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The 129th fatality refers to case No 10,145 — a Filipina aged 50 — who had coughs and breathing difficulties on Sept 14.

Meanwhile, Scientex said it remains focused on providing affordable homes as demand for such affordable housing remains strong, amid the low interest rate environment and supported by various government initiatives.

So far, 337 individuals have been found positive under this cluster, which involves two districts — Tawau and Lahad Datu, from a total of 2,837 individuals who have been screened; 1,584 are still awaiting their test results while 916 have been found negative.

Following this hike, active cases breached the 500-mark today, with 501 active cases. The last time Malaysia recorded more active cases was on June 17 with 521 cases.

Of the 45 new cases, 44 were local transmissions involving 11 Malaysians and 33 foreigners.

“The situation is worrying as they play an important role as the backbone of the nation’s health system,” said MoH director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Active cases breach 300 mark...

The number of active cases reported today was 295, the highest since June 19 when there were 344 active cases.

New Covid-19 cases swelled to 62, more than 10 times the six cases reported yesterday, bringing the tally of infections in Malaysia to 9,459

Active cases dropped to 151 from 177 reported yesterday, as 36 more Covid-19 patients recovered. This raised total recoveries to 9,030, representing a recovery rate of 97%.