The Health Ministry reported 3,545 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, of which one is imported.

The uptick in cases is largely driven by a large spike in Negeri Sembilan, which recorded 1,392 cases today. This is the highest figure of any state today, and accounts for 39.3 percent of the national total.

For comparison, the state had only recorded an average of 110.8 cases per day in the last two weeks.

The ministry’s director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the surge is due to the Industri Sungai Gadut cluster, which is linked to a wooden products factory at the Sungai Gadut Industrial Park, KM11, Seremban.

Targeted screening began finding Covid-19 cases at the factory on Feb 16, and it was identified as a new cluster on Feb 22.

The cluster has recorded 1,338 new cases today, for a total of 1,432 cases. Noor Hisham said 318 of these involve Malaysian citizens, while the remaining 1,114 are non-citizens.

Meanwhile in the Klang Valley, the three states and territories that make up the region recorded a total of 963 new cases, or 27.2 percent of the national figures.

Sarawak recorded 353 new cases today, which is the highest for the state since the beginning of the third wave of Covid-19 cases in September last year.

With the spike in new cases and only 3,331 people being discharged today, the number of active cases has risen for the first time in 13 days to 30,677, compared to 30,475 active cases yesterday.

Active cases: 30,677

Deaths

Twelve new deaths have been attributed to Covid-19 today, bringing the total death toll in the country to 1,088.

Seven of the deaths are recorded in Kuala Lumpur, two in Selangor; while Sabah, Terengganu, and Penang each recorded one case.

Their ages range from 52 to 98 years old. Four of them have no history of chronic illness, including two who are in their 90’s.

Cases by state

Negeri Sembilan (1,392)
Existing clusters: 1,358
Close contacts: 16
Other screenings: 18

Selangor (581)
Existing clusters: 211
New clusters (Jalan Enam): 5
Close contacts: 223
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 141

Kuala Lumpur (381)
Existing clusters: 255
Close contacts: 46
Other screenings: 80

Sarawak (353)
Existing clusters: 116
Close contacts: 47
Other screenings: 190

Johor (318)
Existing clusters: 121
New clusters (Perindustrian Lukut, Jalan Ulu Choh,Jalan Dato Yunus): 67
Close contacts: 72
Other screenings: 58

Perak (188)
Existing clusters: 178
New clusters (Pasar Bidor): 1
Close contacts: 2
Other screenings: 7

Sabah (105)
Existing clusters: 12
New clusters (Sinsingon): 15
Close contacts: 60
Other screenings: 18

Penang (95)
Existing clusters: 68
New clusters (Lorong Bakau, Vista Hilir): 16
Close contacts: 6
Other screenings: 21

Kelantan (53)
Existing clusters: 16
Close contacts: 24
Other screenings: 13

Malacca (26)
Existing clusters: 20
Close contacts: 2
Other screenings: 4

Terengganu (22)
Existing clusters: 6
Close contacts: 9
Other screenings: 7

Kedah (17)
Existing clusters: 4
Close contacts: 4
Other screenings: 9

Pahang (8)
Existing clusters: 2
Close contacts: 6

Labuan (5)
Close contacts: 4
Other screenings: 1

Putrajaya (1)
Existing clusters: 1

No cases have been reported in Perlis today for the second consecutive day.

Clusters

The Health Ministry is tracking 509 active clusters today, of which 78 have recorded new cases.

Eight new clusters have been reported, while monitoring has ceased for another eight clusters after no new cases have been reported for 28 consecutive days.

The clusters that have recorded the most cases today are the Industri Sungai Gadut cluster (1,338) in Seremban, Negeri Semiblan, the Tapak Bina Jalan Segambut cluster in Kuala Lumpur (174), and the Jalan Pelabuhan cluster (164) in Manjung, Perak.

One other cluster – the Jalan Serendah cluster in Shah Alam, Selangor – also reported a triple-digit figure with 108 cases today.

One of the new clusters today is classified as a community cluster involving a funeral, while the other seven are workplace clusters involving several factories and a wet market.

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Perindustrian Lukut cluster
District(s): Kota Tinggi, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory at Kawasan Perindustrian Lukut, Kota Tinggi
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 24, targeted screening
Total infected: 28 out of 239 screened

Jalan Ulu Choh cluster
District(s): Pontian, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Ulu Choh, Pekan Nenas, Pontian
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 21, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 34 out of 190 screened

Jalan Dato Yunus cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory at Kawasan Perindustrian Dato Yunus Sulaiman, Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 24, targeted screening
Total infected: 8 out of 30 screened

Lorong Bakau cluster
District(s): Seberang Perai Selatan, Penang
Locality/Source: Kawasan Perusahaan Perabot, Sungai Bakap, Seberang Perai Selatan
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 24, targeted screening
Total infected: 50 out of 297 screened

Vista Hilir cluster
District(s): Timur Laut and Barat Daya, Penang
Locality/Source: Factory at Hilir Sungai Kluang 2, Zon Perindustrian Bebas Bayan Lepas, Barat Daya
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 15, targeted screening
Total infected: 35 out of 154 screened

Jalan Enam cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan SU 6A, Shah Alam
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 7, targeted screening
Total infected: 15 out of 173 screened

Pasar Bidor cluster
District(s): Batang Padang, Perak
Locality/Source: Trader at a wet market in Bidor, Batang Padang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 28, index case with severe acute respiratory infection
Total infected:

Sinsingon cluster
District(s): Nabawan, Sabah
Locality/Source: Funeral at Kampung Sinsingon, Nabawan, between Feb 17 and Feb 20
Cluster category: Community
First case: Feb 23, screening prior to admission to a hostel
Total infected: 18 out of 106 screened

Source : Malaysiakini

The Health Ministry reported 2,468 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today. Only four are imported from overseas.

Cases in the Klang Valley still make up most of the country’s new cases (1,091 cases; 44.2 percent), but cases in Selangor (932 cases) have been in the triple-digits for the third consecutive day instead of being in the thousands like in the weeks prior.

Penang registered 155 cases today, marking the fourth consecutive day of growth in new cases.

Other states and territories that have recorded triple-digit figures are: Johor (428), Perak (308), Kuala Lumpur (155), Sarawak (133), and Negeri Sembilan (100).

Most of the new cases involve Malaysian citizens (1,549 cases; 62.9 percent).

Cases in prisons and immigration detention facilities account for 175 (7.1 percent) of the new cases, particularly the Tembok Bendera cluster (107 cases) involving a prison in Batu Gajah, Perak.

Overall, no states or territories have their case numbers in the thousands. The number of active cases and cases in intensive care has also fallen to its lowest level in weeks.

A total of 4,055 people have recovered from the infection and have been discharged today, outpacing the number of new cases.

Active cases: 30,475

Patients in ICU: 196

Deaths

The Health Ministry has reported 14 Covid-19 deaths today, bucking the three-day streak of single-digit figures.

Ten of the deaths occurred in Selangor, while the remainder occurred in Sarawak (2), Johor (1), and Sabah (1).

Their ages range from 30 to 76 years old. Eight of them are below the age of 65, including a 42-year-old in Sarawak and a 50-year-old in Selangor with no history of chronic illness.

In addition, four people were already deceased when brought to a hospital – Three in Selangor, and one in Sabah.

The total death toll now stands at 1,076.

For the record, fatal Covid-19 cases usually take two to eight weeks from the onset of symptoms to reach its outcome.

Cases by state

Selangor (932)
Existing clusters: 135
New clusters (Jalan Damai, Subang Tiga, Jalan Serendah): 37
Close contacts: 407
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 351

Johor (428)
Existing clusters: 44
New clusters (Tapak Bina Digital Lapan, Jalan Wawasan 16, Jalan Cyber Sembilan, Jalan Tebrau Pandan): 148
Close contacts: 145
Other screenings: 91Perak (308)
Existing clusters: 296
Close contacts: 9
Other screenings: 3

Kuala Lumpur (155)
Existing clusters: 7
New clusters (Jalan Setiawangsa, Jalan Bayam): 54
Close contacts: 30
Other screenings: 64

Penang (155)
Existing clusters: 77
Close contacts: 42
Other screenings: 36

Sarawak (133)
Existing clusters: 62
New clusters (Jalan Muhibbah): 17
Close contacts: 19
Other screenings: 35

Negeri Sembilan (100)
Existing clusters: 33
New clusters (Tapak Bina Jalan Ekar): 41
Close contacts: 21
Other screenings: 5

Kelantan (96)
Existing clusters: 55
Close contacts: 30
Other screenings: 11

Sabah (94)
Existing clusters: 17
New cluster (Taman Mawar): 15
Close contacts: 32
Other screenings: 30

Malacca (22)
Existing clusters: 6
Close contacts: 14
Other screenings: 2

Kedah (15)
Existing clusters: 4
New clusters (Jalan PKNK 3/3): 2
Close contacts: 5
Other screenings: 4

Pahang (11)
Existing clusters: 2
Close contacts: 6
Other screenings: 3

Terengganu (9)
Existing clusters: 5
Close contacts: 1
Other screenings: 3

Labuan (6)
Close contacts: 2
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 2

Putrajaya (4)
Close contacts: 4

No new cases have been reported in Perlis today.

Clusters

The Health Ministry is tracking 509 active clusters, of which 90 have recorded new cases today including 13 newly identified clusters.

Five of the new clusters are in the Klang Valley, while another four were detected in Johor.

Two of the new clusters are community clusters while the remainder are classified as workplace clusters. Both community clusters have been linked to social events.

As for the workplace clusters, most involved factories and construction sites, which are undergoing government-mandated screening for their workers.

The newly detected Tapak Bina Digital Lapan cluster saw the largest increase with 131 new cases, followed by the Tembok Bendera cluster (107 cases) and Jalan Perlabuhan cluster (95 cases).

On the other hand, eight clusters are considered closed after no new cases have been reported in the past 28 days.

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Tapak Bina Digital Lapan cluster
District(s): Kulai and Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Construction site at Jalan Digital 8, Taman Perindustrian Kulai
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 16, targeted screening
Total infected: 133 out of 464 screened

Jalan Wawasan 16 cluster
District(s): Batu Pahat, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Wawasan 16, Kawasan Perindustrian Sri Gading 2, Batu Pahat
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 18, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 7 out of 138 screened

Jalan Cyber Sembilan cluster
District(s): Kulai, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Cyber 9, Taman Perindustrian Senai IV, Kulai
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 20, targeted screening
Total infected: 12 out of 199 screened

Jalan Tebrau Pandan cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Supermarket at Jalan Tebrau Pandan, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 18, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 18 out of 112 screened

Jalan Damai cluster
District(s): Klang, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Damai, Kampung Batu Belah, Klang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 23, targeted screening
Total infected: 18 out of 95 screened

Jalan Serendah cluster
District(s): Petaling, Sepang, Klang, and Gombak, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Serendah, Hicom Industrial Estate, Shah Alam
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 19, targeted screening
Total infected: 30 out of 1,000 screened

Subang Tiga cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Subang 3, Subang Jaya Industrial Estate, Petaling
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 20, targeted screening
Total infected: 16 out of 68 screened

Jalan Setiawangsa cluster
District(s): Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Supermarket at Taman Setiawangsa, Titiwangsa
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 23, targeted screening
Total infected: 51 out of 120 screened

Jalan Bayam cluster
District(s): Cheras and Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Supermarket near Jalan Bayam, Cheras
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 11, targeted screening
Total infected: 13 out of 128 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Ekar cluster
District(s): Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: Construction site at Jalan Ekar 1/3, Kampung Rantau, Seremban
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 9, targeted screening
Total infected: 50 out of 170 screened.

Jalan PKNK 3/3 cluster
District(s): Kuala Muda, Kedah
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan PKNK 3/3, Kawasan Perindustrian Sungai Petani
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 16, targeted screening
Total infected: 40 out of 255 screened

Taman Mawar cluster
District(s): Sandakan, Sabah
Locality/Source: Social function at Taman Mawar, Sandakan
Cluster category: Community
First case: Feb 23, index case with symptoms
Total infected: All 15 people screened so far

Jalan Muhibbah cluster
District(s): Betong, Sarawak
Locality/Source: Social function at Jalan Muhibbah, Betong
Cluster category: Community
First case: Feb 18, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 18 out of 110 screened

Source : Malaysiakini

GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

– Padawan district police headquarters, Kuching, Sarawak

A suspect detained here tested positive for Covid-19, Utusan Borneo reported.

The suspect is now in the custody of the Health Ministry while close contact tracing is being conducted.

The police district headquarters will also be sanitised, Padawan police chief Aidil Bolhassan said.

– Ampang Jaya Police Station, Selangor

The police station is closed for disinfection from today until Mar 1 after 11 personnel tested positive for Covid-19, Harian Metro reported. 

Ampang Jaya district police chief Mohamad Farouk Eshak said the public can seek assistance from the Hulu Klang, Melawati, Pandan Indah, Ukay Perdana and Pandan Perdana police stations.

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BUSINESSES

– Public Bank, Taman Equine Branch, Selangor

Two employees at this branch tested positive for Covid-19 on Feb 20 and 21 respectively.

The branch is temporarily closed for sanitation while close contacts are under home quarantine, the bank said in a notice on its website.

– Strangers at 47, Seksyen 17, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

A customer who visited between 1pm and 5pm yesterday tested positive for Covid-19 on the same day.

The customer was symptomatic and was tested as a condition for travel overseas, the cafe said.

The customer interacted with two servers, who said they had sanitised their hands after the interaction.

The affected tables and chairs were also sanitised after the customer left, as per standard procedure at the cafe.

– MyBurgerLab Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

The restaurant’s co-founder Chin Ren Yi said a staff member has tested positive for Covid-19. He last reported to work at 4pm on Monday, and later complained of losing his sense of smell and taste after his shift.

He assured that the affected staff member had spent most of his time doing paperwork at one corner of the restaurant and did not make any burgers nor served any customers.

Nevertheless, he advised customers who dined-in that night to quarantine themselves and observe for any symptoms in the next few days.

Chin said the rest of the staff have been quarantined, and a new team including himself would be brought in to operate the outlet whenever possible.

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OFFICES

– Sesco Kuching Regional Office, Sarawak

An employee here has tested positive for Covid-19, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee said.

The employee was last at the work on Feb 18.

– Menara Sarawak Energy, Kuching, Sarawak

A visitor at the cafeteria here tested positive for Covid-19, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee said.

The visitor was at the cafeteria on Feb 17 from 3pm to 3.30pm. 

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RESIDENCES

– Various localities in Pontian, Johor

According to the Pontian Health Office, Covid-19 cases were detected in the following localities yesterday:

• Taman Sri Maju
• Kampung Sungai Buntu, Penerok
• Kampung Jelutung Laut, Ayer Baloi
• Jalan Kurnia, Kampung Sawah, Pekan Nenas
• Taman Emas Merah, Pekan Nenas

– Various localities in Kelantan

According to the Kelantan Health Department, Covid-19 cases were detected at the following localities yesterday:

• Kampung Hutan Pasir, Pasir Mas
• Kampung Kelar Besar, Pasir Mas
• Kampung Paya Bemban, Kota Bharu
• Kampung Cherang, Kota Bharu
• Kampung Pulau Tebu, Kota Bharu
• Jalan Kuala Krai, Kota Bahru
• Kampung Derdap, Kota Bharu
• Jalan Pasir Puteh, Kota Bharu
• Kampung Gemang, Jeli
• Belakang Kilang Air Batu, Semerak, Pasir Puteh
• Kampung Kutan Tengah, Tumpat
• Taman Sri Morak, Tumpat

– Taman Cempaka Putih, Taman Sentosa and Kampung Lapis Peserai, Batu Pahat, Johor

According to the Batu Pahat Health Office, Covid-19 cases were detected here yesterday.

– Taman Renggam Jaya and Felda Ulu Penggeli, Kluang, Johor

According to the Kluang Health Office, seven Covid-19 cases were detected at these two locations yesterday.

Six in Taman Renggam Jaya are close contacts in the Jalan Air Hitam, Kulai cluster while a case in Felda Ulu Penggeli is a close contact in the Jalan Tun Mutahir, Kota Tinggi cluster.

– Various localities in Kota Tinggi, Johor

According to the Kota Tinggi Health Office, 20 Covid-19 cases were detected at the following localities yesterday:

• Felda Air Tawar 2
• Taman Kota Besar
• Taman Daiman Jaya
• Bandar Mas
• Felda Bukit Besar
• Kampung Rantau Panjang
• Jalan Sungai Siput

– Various localities in Kuala Muda, Kedah

According to the Kedah Health Department, 12 cases were detected at this following localities in this district on Feb 21:

• Bandar Utama
• Taman Sejati Indah
• Taman Universiti Jaya
• Taman Ria Jaya
• Bandar Puteri Jaya

– Various localities in Penang

According to the Penang Health Department, Covid-19 cases were detected at these localities yesterday:

Source : Malaysiakini