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Langkawi reports first COVID case among tourists

Sep 30, 2021

Langkawi has detected its first COVID-19 case involving tourists.

The Kedah Health Department says the patient is a three-year-old child.

The patient started showing symptoms a day after arriving on the island, and later tested positive.

The patient has mild symptoms, while their close contacts, who are fully vaccinated, have not shown any symptoms.

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COVID infection among children this year over 30 times higher than last year

The Health Minister says some 400,000 children below the age of 18 were infected by COVID-19 this year.

Khairy Jamaluddin says this is over 30 times higher compared to last year.

On another note, Khairy has reminded everyone to continue abiding by set guidelines.

It's because vaccinations alone are not enough to put an end to the ongoing pandemic.

Currently, more than 43 million COVID vaccine doses have already been given out nationwide.

Almost 86 percent of the adult population has now completed both doses, involving over 20 million recipients.

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Daily COVID-19  cases rise over 12k 

Daily COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 12,735 today, with Sarawak having the most infections.

The Health Ministry says Selangor had the second most cases, ahead of Johor.

Labuan only had only one.