COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,551 new Covid-19 cases amidst a sharp increase in Penang.

The number of patients needing intensive care and ventilators reached a new record high. Malaysia has a finite number of ICU beds and ventilators.

The number of active cases is also continuing to trend upwards.

• Active cases: 33,762
• Patients in ICUs: 354
• Intubated: 199

Breakdown by states

Penang (305) posted its highest new case count in 48 days.

The Klang Valley (1,626) continues to report the highest number of new cases followed by Sarawak (391) and Kelantan (326).

In Selangor, approximately one in four people who tested positive for Covid-19 are not linked to close contacts of Covid-19 positive patients nor could they be linked to existing clusters.

As of yesterday, the R-naught for the country crept up to 1.09 after sitting at 1.07 for two days.

An R-naught of more than 1.00 indicates that the spread of Covid-19 is accelerating, hence an increase in the R-naught figure suggests that the rate of infection has increased.

The only regions where the R-naught is 1.00 or below are Sarawak (1.00), Sabah (0.87) and Perlis (N/A).

Deaths

Another 19 people were reported to have died of Covid-19. The national Covid-19 death toll currently stands at 1,610.

These new deaths were reported in Sarawak (5), Selangor (3), Johor (3), Kelantan (2), Kuala Lumpur (2), Terengganu (1), Pahang (1), Negeri Sembilan (1) and Kedah (1).

The youngest victim was 31. There were five victims who were pronounced dead upon reaching the hospital.

Details of the victims are documented on Malaysiakini’s Covid-19 tracker page.

Clusters

A total of 418 out of 1,740 clusters are still active. From the active clusters, 96 of them contributed to the new cases today.

The Health Ministry is now monitoring 418 active Covid-19 clusters. There were 96 clusters that had new cases.

The cluster with the most number of new cases was the Sungai Besar Jawi cluster (94 new cases), involving a factory in the Penang mainland. This cluster was classified two days ago.

The Health Ministry classified another 14 new clusters today.

Jalan Batu Arang cluster
District(s): Gombak in Selangor
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Batu Arang, Rawang, Gombak
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 6, targeted screening
Total infected: 15 out of 27 screened

Industri Platinum cluster
District(s): Kuala Selangor in Selangor
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Platinum, Kawasan Perindustrian Batu 22, Kuala Selangor
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 6, targeted screening
Total infected: 10 out of 51 screened

Persiaran Meru Raya cluster
District(s): Kinta and Manjung in Perak
Locality/Source: A hotel near Persiaran Meru Raya, Ipoh, Kinta
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 4, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 14 out of 45 screened

Persiaran Greentown Tujuh cluster
District(s): Kinta; Larut, Matang and Selama in Perak
Locality/Source: A restaurant at Persiaran Greentown 7, Ipoh, Kinta
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 1, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 11 out of 39 screened

Jalan Temangan cluster
District(s): Machang in Kelantan
Locality/Source: A supermarket at Jalan Temangan, Kampung Pemanok, Machang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 1, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 9 out of 15 screened

Jalan Pertama Empat cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru in Johor
Locality/Source: A service provider in Jalan Pertama 4, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 3, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 8 out of 45 screened

Industri Lengkuk Teknologi cluster
District(s): Seremban and Port Dickson in Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: A factory at Lengkuk Teknologi 2, Bandar Baru Enstek, Seremban
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 4, targeted screening
Total infected: 64 out of 335 screened

Jalan Tunku cluster
District(s): Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Putatan and Penampang in Sabah
Locality/Source: A public administrative centre at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Karamunsing, Kota Kinabalu
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 27
Total infected: 10 out of 129 screened

Kampung Chat cluster
District(s): Pasir Mas in Kelantan
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Kampung Chat, Pasir Mas
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 28, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 17 out of 79 screened

Indera Mahkota Lima cluster
District(s): Kuantan in Pahang
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Lorong Indera Mahkota 5/7, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 28, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 18 out of 301 screened

Jalan Sungai Merab cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat and Sepang in Selangor
Locality/Source: School at Jalan Sungai Merab, Kajang, Hulu Langat
Cluster category: MOE regulated institution
First case: May 1, index case is a close contact of a Covid-19 patient
Total infected: 10 out of 295 screened

Jalan Teknologi Kota Damansara cluster
District(s): Petaling in Selangor
Locality/Source: An educational institution at Jalan Teknologi 3/9, Kota Damansara, Petaling
Cluster category: Education (others)
First case: May 4, targeted screening
Total infected: 58 out of 229 screened

Jalan Korma cluster
District(s): Batu Pahat in Johor
Locality/Source: A medical centre at Jalan Korma, Taman Soga, Batu Pahat
Cluster category: High-risk group
First case: April 30, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 25 out of 477 screened

Dah Lubuk Emas cluster
District(s): Bandar Baharu in Kedah
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Taman Kelisa Emas, Lubuk Buntar, Bandar Baharu
Cluster category: Religious event
First case: May 4, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 12 out of 28 screened

Source:Malaysiakini

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,744 new Covid-19 cases in the country.

The number of active cases has been on an uptrend since April 7. However, the number of patients in ICU has been dropping for the second consecutive day.

• Active cases: 32,939
• Patients in ICU: 328
• Intubated: 185

Breakdown by states

The Klang Valley alone accounted for half (1,872) of the new cases followed by Kelantan (480) and Sarawak (419).

New cases in Selangor (1,548) have not been this high since early February.

A third of the new cases in Selangor was detected among those who are not linked to existing clusters or close contacts to Covid-19 positive cases.

One in five new cases in Selangor was detected among those with symptoms. Another 44 cases were detected through voluntary screening.

The R-naught for the entire country is 1.07, down from 1.18 on April 17. The gradual reduction in the R-naught number suggests that the spread of Covid-19 is still increasing but not as fast as three weeks ago.

The only regions with an R-naught of less than 1.00 (rate of spread decreasing) are Sabah, Perlis and Labuan.

Deaths

There were 17 deaths reported today. The national Covid-19 death toll has reached 1,591.

The deaths were reported in Selangor (9), Sarawak (2), Perak (2), Negeri Sembilan (1), Kelantan (1) and Johor (2).

Two of the victims were already dead when they were brought to the hospital. The youngest victim is 42.

Details of the victims are documented on Malaysiakini’s Covid-19 tracker page.

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 411 active Covid-19 clusters.

There were 99 new clusters that saw new cases today. The cluster with the most cases is the Tok Has cluster (53 cases) in Terengganu.

Another 20 new clusters were classified today. The number of daily new clusters has been increasing of late.

Kampung Padang Lalang cluster
District(s): Pasir Mas in Kelantan
Locality/Source: A factory at Kampung Padang Lalang, Pasir Mas
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 2, index case was close contact of Covid-19 positive patient
Total infected: 15 out of 39 screened

Jalan Sawit cluster
District(s): Sarikei in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Construction company at Jalan Sawit, Sarikei
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 28, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 18 out of 92 screened

Tanjong Kibong cluster
District(s): Sibu in Sarawak
Locality/Source: A private company’s premise at Tanjung Kibong, Sibu
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 16, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 35 out of 72 screened

Sri Manjalara cluster
District(s): Kepong in Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Service centre at Bandar Sri Manjalara, Kepong
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 5, targeted screening
Total infected: 6 out of 11 screened

Persiaran Layar Perak cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru in Johor
Locality/Source: A government building at Persiaran Layar Perak, Nusajaya, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 5, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 13 out of 257 screened

Taman Pertama cluster
District(s): Manjung, Kinta and Perak Tengah in Perak
Locality/Source: A service provider at Taman Pertama, Kinta
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 4, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 10 out of 34 screened

Kopitiam Machap Baru cluster
District(s): Alor Gajah and Jasin in Malacca
Locality/Source: A restaurant at Machap Baru, Alor Gajah
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 2, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 20 out of 230 screened

Mutiara Bentong cluster
District(s): Bentong and Temerloh in Pahang
Locality/Source: A business premise at Bentong
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 27, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 15 out of 91 screened

Kampugn Paya Ular cluster
District(s): Pasir Mas in Kelantan
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Kampung Paya Ular, Pasir Mas
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 14, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 41 out of 120 screened

Sungai Mas cluster
District(s): Bintulu in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Community screening in Sungai Mas, Jalan Tatau, Bintulu
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 11, community screening
Total infected: 53 out of 230 screened

Mongkos cluster
District(s): Kuching and Tebedu in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Index case’s residence at Kampung Mongkos, Jalan Mongkos, Serian
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 18, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 23 out of 70 screened

Jalan Dato Onn cluster
District(s): Kota Tinggi in Johor
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Jalan Dato Onn, Bandar Penawar, Kota Tinggi
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 30, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 9 out of 49 screened

Tanah Putih Baru cluster
District(s): Kuantan in Pahang
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Taman Tanah Putih Baru, Kuantan
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 27, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 26 out of 233 screened

Mahkota Height cluster
District(s): Kuantan in Pahang
Locality/Source: Index case’s residence at Mahkota Height, Jalan Istana Abdul Aziz, Kuantan
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 28, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 11 out of 136 screened

Taman Medan cluster
District(s): Petaling in Selangor
Locality/Source: School at Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya
Cluster category: MOE regulated institution
First case: April 23, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 27 out of 320 screened

Jalan Yaacob Latif cluster
District(s): Cheras in Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Educational institute at Jalan Yaacob Latif, Cheras
Cluster category: MOE regulated institution
First case: May 4, index case was a close contact of a Covid-19 positive patient
Total infected: 6 out of 32 screened

Source:Malaysiakini