Malaysia - JP Morgan5 Nov 2020 10:01
Daily new additions jumped in Malaysia in the past week, adding daily cases in the range of 589-865 (vs. an average of 735/487 cases in past week/two weeks ago). That said, cumulative cases in Malaysia reached ~21k, with ~12k cases in the second wave of infection so far. However, the transmission rate in the country was unchanged at around 1.3x after broadly following a falling trend. Almost all of the cases are local cases, and most come from Sabah district (~61% of new cases over the past week), followed by Kedah/Selangor district (22%/7% of new cases over the past week). The state of Sabah/Selangor went under partial lockdown starting 11 October, closing shopping malls, offices and mosques for one to two weeks.
We forecasts that the second wave of infection could add ~15k cumulative infections in the country by the end of November. We expect the curve to peak by mid-October (vs. our previous estimate of early October). Hence, in total, we think Malaysia could reach ~24k cumulative infections by the end of November.