Covid-19 (Aug 1): 17,150 cases, record high in Kedah and Pahang
COVID-19 | The number of Covid-19 infections today was 17,150 new cases.
This means the cumulative number of cases is now 1,130,422, with signs that the virus is starting to also spread aggressively beyond the Klang Valley.
Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Kedah, Johor and Sabah fresh infections in the four digits.
Kedah’s 1,511 new cases and Pahang’s 676 fresh infections are record highs for the respective states.
The Klang Valley accounted for 49.47 percent (8484 cases) of new local infections.
A total of 11,326 Covid-19 patients recovered today but they were outpaced by new infections, contributing to the sustained rise in active cases.
- Active cases: 195,273
- Patients in ICUs: 1,059
- Intubated: 531
Deaths
There were 160 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 9,184.
Half of those deaths were in the Klang Valley with 55 recorded in Selangor and 25 in Kuala Lumpur.
The other deaths were recorded in Negeri Sembilan (14), Johor (14), Malacca (10), Kedah (10), Pahang (8), Sabah (7), Penang (6), Kelantan (4), Perak (4) and Terengganu (3).
New cases by state:
Selangor (6326)
Kuala Lumpur (2086)
Kedah (1511)
Johor (1045)
Sabah (1002)
Negeri Sembilan (809)
Penang (752)
Perak (693)
Malacca (686)
Pahang (676)
Sarawak (578)
Kelantan (459)
Terengganu (429)
Putrajaya (72)
Perlis (21)
Labuan (5)
Clusters
A total of 1,116 out of 3,702 clusters are still active. This includes the 23 new clusters reported today.
The 1,116 active clusters today is compared to 992 exactly a week ago.
Of the 23 new clusters, 11 are workplace-related while eight were community transmissions.
Details of the new clusters are as follows:
Industri Jalan Gemilang Kluang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 24 out of 89 screened
Industri Tanjung Kulai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 13 out of 101 screened
Jalan Tembaga Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 13 out of 303 screened
Jalan Angkasa Mas Utama
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 14 out of 127 screened
Jalan Bertam Lima
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 16 out of 73 screened
Industri Jalan Tunjong
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu, Machang and Tumpat
Total infected: 6 out of 15 screened
Jalan Padang Tembak 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 24 out of 41 screened
MIEL Batang Kali
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 22 out of 106 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Impian Indah
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 428 out of 771 screened
Jalan Ong Yi How
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara
Total infected: 20 out of 37 screened
Industri Tanjung Bruas
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 99 out of 200 screened
Kampung Tok Junuh Mahligai
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 13 out of 28 screened
Kampung Jelutong Gunong
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 16 out of 51 screened
Jalan Sultan Ibrahim
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 8 out of 20 screened
Kampung Quop
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 19 out of 50 screened
Kandis Pantu
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sri Aman
Total infected: 6 out of 9 screened
Tembidong Bidong
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Telupid and Beluran
Total infected: 88 out of 292 screened
Jalan Patikang Ulu
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Keningau
Total infected: 17 out of 24 screened
Gerachi
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 29 out of 44 screened
Jalan Sejahtera Lapan
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 5 out of 23 screened
Jalan Kerayong
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 47 out of 50 screened
Jalan Maktab 2
Category: Education Ministry institution
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang and Hulu Langat
Total infected: 25 out of 42 screened
Pagar Pasir Puteh
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 12 out of 16 screened
Malaysiakini
Covid-19 (Aug 31): 20,897 cases, Kelantan hits new record high
COVID-19 | The Health Ministry has reported 20,897 new Covid-19 cases today.
This brings the collective total of cases to 1,746,254, with Selangor still leading in the highest number of new infections detected at 4,371.
Kelantan has hit a new record high with 1,479 cases while Sabah, Sarawak and Johor all have over 2,000 cases. Penang and Kedah are also not far from that number.
When adjusted for population size, however, Penang has taken the lead with a daily average of 94.58 community cases per 100,000 population in the past week, followed by Kedah (84.24 per 100,000) and Selangor (77.95 per 100,000).
The incidence rate figures provided by the Health Ministry excludes imported cases and cases in detention facilities.
- Active cases: 267,863
- Patients in ICUs: 1,005
- Intubated: 464
Overall, 15,371 (73.6 percent) of cases reported today involve unvaccinated or partly vaccinated individuals, while 5,526 (26.4 percent) are fully vaccinated.
For the record, 34.9 percent of Malaysia’s population are considered fully vaccinated today, based on the number of second doses administered two weeks ago on Aug 17. This means the disease is more prevalent in populations that are yet to be fully vaccinated.
As of yesterday, vaccine coverage has reached 45.6 percent of the national population, including children who are still vulnerable to the disease but not eligible for vaccination.
Deaths
There were 282 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 16,664. This includes 64 today who have no history of chronic illness.
The deaths have been recorded in Selangor (139), Johor (52), Kuala Lumpur (21), Sabah (15), Penang (12), Kedah (11), Kelantan (9), Pahang (7), Malacca (5), Negeri Sembilan (3), Perak (3), Terengganu (2), Perlis (1), Sarawak (1), and Putrajaya (1).
Of these, 98 had died before being brought to a hospital – predominantly in Selangor (67), Kuala Lumpur (10), and Sabah (9). The number in Selangor matches the state’s record-high on brought-in-dead cases on Aug 8.
New cases by states:
As of the latest available data, Covid-19’s effective reproduction number (Rt) in Malaysia yesterday is 1.02. Any number higher than 1.00 indicates an outbreak that is still accelerating.
Only six states and territories have an Rt below 1.00, indicating that the outbreak is in decline in these places.
These are Selangor (0.93), Malacca (0.90), Putrajaya (0.88) Kuala Lumpur (0.83), Negeri Sembilan (0.82), and Labuan (unestimatable).
On the other hand, the outbreak is growing fastest in Perlis (1.22), Sarawak (1.19) and Sabah (1.12).
Selangor (4,371)
Sabah (2,594)
Sarawak (2,285)
Johor (2,159)
Kedah (1,942)
Penang (1,732)
Kelantan (1,479)
Perak (1,204)
Kuala Lumpur (1,003)
Pahang (798)
Terengganu (608)
Malacca (417)
Negeri Sembilan (215)
Perlis (64)
Putrajaya (25)
Labuan (1)
Clusters
A total of 1,475 out of 4,731 clusters are still active. This includes the 22 new clusters reported today.
These clusters account for 1,087 (5.2 percent) of today’s cases.
Of the new clusters, 11 are classified as workplace clusters, and eight are community clusters. Another two involved high-risk groups and one involved a detention facility.
Details of the new clusters are as follow:
Paku Minyak Beku
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 15 out of 47 screened
Industri Parit Ju
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 11 out of 86 screened
Jalan Tanjung Laboh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 11 out of 66 screened
Jalan Sawit Baru Enam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 9 out of 113 screened
Kawasan Perindustrian 11
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu, Bachok and Pasir Mas
Total infected: 14 out of 26 screened
Jalan Pasar Pengkalan Chepa
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 22 screened
Ladang Renjok
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong
Total infected: 56 out of 155 screened
Ladang Sri Telang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Lipis
Total infected: 35 out of 97 screened
Industri Dua Batu 16 Setengah Rawang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 56 out of 63 screened
Industri Meranti Jaya 10
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 13 out of 71 screened
Sawit Jeroco
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Lahad Datu
Total infected: 55 out of 249 screened
Kampung Nipah
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 14 out of 22 screened
Beris Panchor
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 11 out of 14 screened
Kampung Chandang
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 7 out of 17 screened
Kampung Kubang Gendang Chetok
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 5 out of 10 screened
Kampung Sungai Sia
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Raub
Total infected: 9 out of 299 screened
Nasakot
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Ranau
Total infected: 31 out of 97 screened
Kampung Pecah Rotan
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Kuala Nerus and Kuala Terengganu
Total infected: 95 out of 548 screened
Kampung Nelayan Benut
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian
Total infected: 25 out of 159 screened
Jalan USJ 1/3B
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 16 out of 26 screened
Dah Gajah Mati
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kota Setar, Pendang, Kuala Muda, Kulim and Bandar Baharu
Total infected: 29 out of 58 screened
DTI Sepang 3
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 185 out of 336 screened
Source:Malaysiakini
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