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COVID-19 Clusters in Malaysia

A Descriptive Analysis

Authors
Zawiah Mansor1, *, Siti Aisah Mokhtar1
1Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: zawiah.mansor@upm.edu.my
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Zawiah Mansor
Available Online 25 January 2022.
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.220108.002How to use a DOI?
Keywords
cluster infection; COVID-19; case fatality ratio; positive percentage
Abstract

Understanding COVID 19 cluster infection is vital as it evaluates the current situation and serves as the basis of further action in control and prevention strategies. We aim to describe the characteristics of COVID-19 clusters in Malaysia based on location, types, positive percentage, and case fatality ratio (CFR). We used open-source data of COVID-19 clusters from the GitHub Ministry of Health Malaysia website. The data were downloaded, cleaned, and analysed using SPSS version 27. The analysis includes data of clusters that have been declared as ended from 1st March 2020 to 10th August 2021. A total of 3,495 clusters of COVID19 were reported in Malaysia involved 317,935 confirmed cases, representing 24.4% of total cases in the country within the same period. The majority of the clusters occurred in a single state (88.1%) compared to multiple states’ involvements. There were increasing trends of reporting clusters and more involvement in workplace and community clusters. Workplace clusters represent the highest percentage of all clusters (54.1%). The positive percentage of COVID-19 testing was highest with a detention centre cluster (32.9%); meanwhile, CFR was highest in the cluster of high-risk populations. Strategic action in controlling and preventing COVID-19 has to be focused on high-risk areas such as the workplace. More COVID-19 screening should be done in clusters involving high-risk populations and institutions such as detention centres.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd International Scientific Meeting on Public Health and Sports (ISMOPHS 2021)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
25 January 2022
ISBN
978-94-6239-522-0
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.220108.002How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
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