The Health Ministry reported 1,354 new cases of Covid-19 today and four deaths.

Kuala Lumpur reported 55 cases today, the lowest since Dec 3 (49).

Selangor, meanwhile, reported 577 new cases.

Perlis also reported no news cases after a two-day spike caused by infections linked to an immigration detention centre cluster.

• Active cases: 16,279
• Patients in ICUs: 158
• Intubated: 71

Deaths

The latest fatalities bring the national death toll to 1,210.

Three of the deaths were from the Klang Valley, while one was from Sarawak.

One of the casualties was a 27-year-old who suffered from leukaemia and transverse myelitis.

Clusters

There were three new clusters today.

No clusters reported triple-digit cases, with the highest being the Tembok Tapah cluster with 57 cases.

Details on the new clusters:

Jalan Tun Mutalib Tiga cluster
District(s): Kota Tinggi, Johor
Locality/Source: Jalan Tun Mutalib 3, Kawasan Perindustrian, Bandar Tenggara
Cluster category: Workplace (factory)
First case: March 5, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 10 out of 469 screened

Jalan Sutera cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat, Selangor
Locality/Source: Jalan Sutera 1/5A, Bukit Angkat, Kajang
Cluster category: Workplace (factory)
First case: March 10, targeted screening
Total infected: 8 out of 26 screened

Begalak cluster
District(s): Sibu and Song, Sarawak
Locality/Source: Sungai Begalak, Batang Rajang, Song
Cluster category: Community
First case: March 10, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 49 out of 335 screenedhttps://newslab.malaysiakini.com/covid-19/embed/en/states-chart

Source:Malaysiakini

The Health Ministry today reported 1,470 new cases of Covid-19, and three deaths.

Most new cases still originated from the Klang Valley (48.2 percent), followed by Sarawak (15.1 percent), Penang (12.1 percent), and Johor (6.8 percent).

Perlis continued to record more than 20 cases for a second straight day due to new infections from the DTI Persiaran Wawasan cluster, which is linked to an immigration detention depot.

While active cases declined, there were 15 additional patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and three more intubated today.

• Active cases: 16,711
• Patients in ICUs: 162
• Intubated: 70

Clusters

Two new clusters were reported today, while 16 came to an end.

Both new clusters were workplace-related, of which one was a daycare centre in Kuala Lumpur.

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Jalan Mega Cemerlang cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Jalan Mega 1/6, Taman Perindustrian Nusa Cemerlang, Nusajaya
Cluster category: Workplace (factory)
First case: March 9, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 19 out of 54 screened

Jalan Pria cluster
District(s): Titiwangsa and Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Jalan Pria 4, Taman Maluri
Cluster category: Workplace (daycare)
First case: March 9, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 10 out of 37 screenedhttps://newslab.malaysiakini.com/covid-19/embed/en/states-chart

Source:Malaysiakini