36pct rise in S'gor Covid cases, no deaths reported: Exco

Covid-19 in Selangor saw a 36 percent increase to 1,082 cases in Epidemiological Week (ME) 24/2025 compared to 795 cases in the previous week.

State Public Health and Environment exco Jamaliah Jamaluddin said, however, the number involved was still below the warning level set based on the trend of cases in Selangor for 2022 to 2024, with no deaths so far.

“In Selangor, a total of 7,582 Covid-19 cases were recorded from ME 1 to ME 24 of 2025 (ending on June 14, 2025), compared to 18,231 cases recorded in the same period in 2024,” she said in a statement today.

Jamaliah said that based on ME 1 to ME 24 this year, Petaling district recorded the highest number of cases, which is 2,475, followed by Hulu Langat (1,435), Klang (974), Gombak (927), Sepang (615), Kuala Selangor (499), Kuala Langat (372), Hulu Selangor (148) and Sabak Bernam (137).

“Based on the findings of the Selangor Health Department, adults aged 31 to 59 years old are the most frequently infected group - at 44 percent - followed by youth aged 18 to 30 years old (27 percent) and children aged one to six years old, which is nine percent,” she said.

Commenting further, Jamaliah said that for 2025, a total of 7,582 individuals had undergone Covid-19 screenings, of which 353 people had been admitted to the ward for further treatment.

“On ME24, a pregnant patient was admitted to the intensive care unit and also infected with dengue fever, but I was also informed that the patient was transferred to a regular ward on June 17,” she said.

- Bernama

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