COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 15 new Covid-19 deaths amidst a high of 3,337 new cases.
The Klang Valley accounted for most (39.5 percent) of the new cases followed by Johor (13.8 percent) and Sabah (11.7 percent).
Slightly over half of the new cases in Selangor (1,306 cases) were attributed to the Klang district alone and appeared to be mostly linked to existing clusters.
Cases detected among those with symptoms amounted to 8.8 percent of new cases in the state. These cases are not detected through targeted testing (of workers, clusters and close contacts).
Leading indicators:
- Active cases: 33,989 ↑ (1,612 more than the previous day, new record)
- Patients in ICU: 195 ↓ (2 less than the previous day)
- Intubated patients: 86 ↑ (7 more than the previous day)
- Deaths: 15
New cases by states at a glance:
Selangor (1,036)
Existing clusters: 458
New cluster: 13 (Jalan Selayang)
Close contact: 324
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 239
Johor (460)
Existing clusters: 149
New clusters: 55 (Tropika and Pasir Barat)
Close contact: 101
Other screenings: 155
Sabah (389)
Existing clusters: 10
Close contact: 279
Other screenings: 100
Kuala Lumpur (257)
Existing clusters: 14
New clusters: 18 (Tapak Bina Dutamas and Jalan Pahang)
Close contact: 129
Imported: 4
Other screenings: 95
Pulau Pinang (234)
Existing clusters: 166
Close contact: 39
Other screenings: 29
Sarawak (180)
Existing clusters: 170
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 9
Negeri Sembilan (169)
Existing clusters: 8
New cluster: 88 (Jalan Rantau-Siliau)
Close contact: 52
Other screenings: 21
Pahang (113)
Existing clusters: 65
Close contact: 29
Other screenings: 19
Perak (92)
Existing clusters: 21
New cluster: 1 (Intan Mas)
Close contact: 44
Other screenings: 26
Kedah (86)
Existing clusters: 16
Close contact: 45
Other screenings: 25
Malacca (85)
Existing clusters: 4
Close contact: 47
Other screenings: 34
Kelantan (85)
Existing clusters: 26
Close contact: 38
Other screenings: 21
Terengganu (89)
Existing clusters: 26
Other screenings: 21
Labuan (34)
Close contact: 26
Other screenings: 8
Putrajaya (24)
Existing clusters: 3
Close contact: 12
Other screenings: 9
Perlis (4)
Close contact: 3
Other screenings: 1
Eight of the 15 deaths reported were from Sabah. The cumulative Covid-19 death toll for Sabah is now 295 or 51 percent of the national total (578).
Details of the deceased are as follows:
Patient 54,994 - Male, 67, passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah.
Patient 59,139 - Female, 27, passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah.
Patient 72,726 - Male, 64, passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah.
Patient 86,686 - Female, 62, passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah.
Patient 120,055 - Male, 61, passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor.
Patient 125,431 - Male, 81, passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor. [Classified as Putrajaya case]
Patient 126,310 - Female, 34, passed away at the Serdang Hospital, Selangor.
Patient 130,620 - Male, 60, passed away at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, Negeri Sembilan.
Patient 136,363 - Male, 60, body brought to the Lahad Datu Hospital, Sabah.
Patient 138,625 - Male, 66, body brought to the Lahad Datu Hospital, Sabah.
Patient 142,816 - Female, 91, passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah.
Patient 143,623 - Male, 61, passed away at the Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, Johor.
Patient 143,624 - Male, 53, passed away at the Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, Johor.
Patient 111,710 - Foreign female, 37, passed away at the Selayang Hospital, Selangor.
Patient 128,750 - Foreign female, 88, passed away at the Lahad Datu Hospital, Sabah.
There are currently 276 Covid-19 clusters being monitored by the Health Ministry, which includes these seven new clusters classified today:
Jalan Selayang cluster
Main location: Jalan Selayang Baru, Selangor.
Affected Districts: Gombak
Type: Supermarket
Cases to date: 84
Tropika cluster
Main location: Jalan Setia Tropika, Johor
Affected districts: Johor Bahru
Type: Detention centre
Cases to date: 55
Pasir Barat cluster
Main location: Construction site in Pasir Gudang
Affected districts: Johor Bahru, Kota Tinggi
Type: Construction site
Cases to date: 92
Tapak Bina Dutamas cluster
Main location: Jalan Dutamas Raya, Kuala Lumpur
Affected districts: Kepong
Type: Index cases had symptoms, construction site
Cases to date: 18
Jalan Pahang cluster
Main location: Kuala Lumpur general hospital
Affected districts: Kepong, Titiwangsa, Lembah Pantai and Cheras
Type: Hospital
Cases to date: 6
Jalan Rantau-Siliau
Main location: Jalan Rantau-Silau, Bandar Sri Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan
Affected districts: Port Dickson
Type: Factory
Cases to date: 96
Intan Mas cluster
Main location: Taman Intan Emas, Teluk Intan, Perak
Affected districts: Hilir Perak
Type: Index case had symptoms
Cases to date: 15
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