COVID-19 3,973 NEW CASES, 22 DEATH CASES

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,973 new Covid-19 cases amidst another record high number of patients needed intensive care and ventilators.

The number of active Covid-19 cases are also on a 34-day continous upward trend.

Malaysians comprise 89.2 percent of new cases.

• Active cases: 38,499

• Patients in ICU: 453*

• Intubated: 244

States

The Klang Valley has the highest number of new cases (1,819) followed by Sarawak (512) and Johor (384).

There were 1,328 new cases reported in Selangor. One in seven of these cases were detected among those with symptoms but are not related not related to existing clusters or close contacts.

The new case count in Johor has been going on a steady uptrend over the past 14 days.

The R-naught for the country stood at 1.13. A R-naught figure of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 is accelerating.

The only regions where the R-naught was less than 1.00 are Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak and Kelantan.

Deaths

Another 22 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported today. The death toll currently stands at 1,722.

These deaths were reported in Selangor (6), Kelantan (5), Johor (3), Perak (2), Kuala Lumpur (2), Sabah (1), Sarawak (1), Kedah (1), and Pahang (1).

All the victims were locals. The youngest was 31. There were three victims who were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 448 active Covid-19 clusters.

The cluster with the most number of new cases is the Jalan Utarid Lima cluster (63) in Selangor. This cluster has been active since March 3.

Another 13 new clusters were classified by the Health Ministry today. Details are as follows:

Balakong Jaya Tiga cluster Category: Workplace State(s): Selangor District(s): Hulu Langat Total infected: 10 out of 15 screened

Jalan Raja Musa cluster Category: Workplace State(s): Selangor District(s): Kuala Selangor Total infected: 6 out of 138 screened

Jalan Maharani cluster Category: Workplace State(s): Johor District(s): Muar and Tangkak Total infected: 33 out of 147 screened

Bukit Minyak Lapan cluster Category: Workplace State(s): Penang District(s): Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Selatan Total infected: 37 out of 189 screened

Dah Empat Kota cluster Category: Workplace State(s): Kedah District(s): Kota Setar, Kuala Muda, Penandg and Yan Total infected: 10 out of 45 screened

Kompleks Empat cluster Category: Workplace State(s): Sabah District(s): Kota Kinabalu, Kota Belud, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau, Sandakan and Tuaran Total infected: 26 out of 97 screened

Gudang Genting cluster Category: Workplace State(s): Pahang District(s): Bentong Total infected: 14 out of 917 screened

Desa Kemuning cluster Category: Religious event State(s): Selangor District(s): Klang Total infected: 10 out of 35 screened

Jalan Haji Alias cluster Category: Religious event State(s): Selangor District(s): Klang Total infected: 13 out of 30 screened

Pekan Pasir Mas cluster Category: Religious event State(s): Kelantan District(s): Pasir Mas and Machang Total infected: 51 out of 161 screened

Jalan Kesyukuran cluster Category: Religious event State(s): Johor District(s): Kota Tinggi Total infected: 14 out of 42 screened

Dah Lalang cluster Category: Religious event State(s): Kedah District(s): Baling Total infected: 13 out of 19 screened

Ulu Anap cluster Category: Community State(s): Sarawak District(s): Tatau and Bintulu Total infected: 19 out of 125 screened

Emperan cluster Category: Community State(s): Sarawak District(s): Selangau Total infected: 97 out of 436 screened

Kampung Sawah cluster Category: Community State(s): Johor District(s): Pontian Total infected: 6 out of 60 screened

Pelagat Tiga cluster Category: Community State(s): Terengganu District(s): Besut Total infected: 32 out of 230 screened

Parit Lima cluster Category: Community State(s): Perak District(s): Hilir Perak Total infected: 10 out of 146 screened

Jalan Jurutera cluster Category: Non-Education Ministry institution State(s): Selangor District(s): Petaling and Gombak Total infected: 12 out of 43 screened

Jalan Baling cluster Category: Non-Education Ministry institution State(s): Perak District(s): Hulu Perak Total infected: 41 out of 547 screened