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Over 11k COVID-19 cases for second day

Jul 14, 2021

Malaysia reported a record breaking 11,618 new COVID-19 cases today.

According to Health Ministry data, Selangor alone accounted for almost half of the total.

This is followed by KL, and Negeri Sembilan, with over 1,000 cases each.

It also recorded 118 more deaths.

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Cases due to sporadic infections, not from workplace

Most of the country's COVID-19 cases this year were due to sporadic infections, and not from workplace clusters.

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers was responding to ongoing allegations that factories are the main cause of cases.

It says according to Health Ministry data, sporadic infections accounted for almost 70% of cases reported this year.

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Local authorities have no power to close factories

Local authorities in Selangor have no power to order factories to close, in a bid to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

State authorities say it is because the matter is under the jurisdiction of the Federal government.

They explained that local authorities are only allowed to enforce certain laws, adding that they are only empowered to revoke operating licenses.