Covid-19 (Aug 16): 19,740 new cases, record-high in Malacca, S’wak; 274 deaths
COVID-19 | Malaysia has reported 19,740 new Covid-19 cases today, with record highs in Sarawak and Malacca.
Key figures:
- Active cases: 249,277
- Patients in ICU: 1,047
- Intubated: 520
Active cases are continuing on a 53-day ongoing climb while the number of patients needing intensive care or ventilators have remained mostly unchanged for the past three weeks.
However, the number of daily deaths have been trending upwards over the same period. [See chart below].
States
- Selangor (5,706)
- Sabah (1,728)
- Kedah (1,592)
- Sarawak (1,566)
- Johor (1,510)
- Kuala Lumpur (1,360)
- Penang (1,251)
- Kelantan (1,227)
- Malacca (1,120)
- Perak (938)
- Terengganu (688)
- Pahang (646)
- Negeri Sembilan (343)
- Putrajaya (43)
- Perlis (20)
- Labuan (2)
Health Ministry data showed that 36 percent (7,109) of cases were located in the Klang Valley, while most cases were reported outside the region.
In Malacca, the state recorded 1,120 cases today – the first time it has reported cases in the thousands.
Sarawak, meanwhile, reported 1,566 cases.
Overall, nine states and territories have reported four-digit case numbers today including Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.
As of last night, the R-naught for the country was at 1.05. An R-naught of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was accelerating.
On a positive note, the R-naught for Kuala Lumpur is now below 1.00 for the first time in months. The Kuala Lumpur region has a high vaccination rate.
The other two regions with an R-naught of below 1.00 are Labuan and Putrajaya – two other areas also with high vaccination rates.
Deaths
Another 274 deaths attributed to Covid-19 were reported today, bringing the national death toll to 12,874.
There were 77 victims who were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
Selangor reported the most deaths (100) followed by Kuala Lumpur (39), Johor (31), Kedah (21), Penang (19), Malacca (16), Sabah (15), Perak (10), Kelantan (9), Sarawak (5), Negeri Sembilan (5), Terengganu (3) and Pahang (1).
Clusters
The Health Ministry is monitoring 1,339 active Covid-19 clusters.
Another 35 new clusters were classified today of which 21 were related to workplaces.
Industri Persiaran Perusahaan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petalingand Hulu Langat
Total infected: 48 out of 326 screened
Jalan Astaka cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 30 out of 272 screened
Industri Taman Integrasi Rawang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 29 out of 240 screened
Industri Simpang Tiga Ijok cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 29 out of 38 screened
Industri Dua Alam Jaya 2/1 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 26 out of 54 screened
Ladang Bukit Rotan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 21 out of 101 screened
Industri Jalan Bunga Raya Sentosa cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 13 out of 77 screened
Perindustrian Jalan I-Park Satu cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 99 out of 635 screened
Perindustrian Pekan Nanas Lapan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian
Total infected: 45 out of 53 screened
Pekeliling Tanjung Dua cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 16 out of 48 screened
Batu 17 Saleng cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 11 out of 415 screened
Industri Pekeliling Tanjung 27 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 8 out of 21 screened
Dah Tapak Bina Banyan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kuala Muda
Total infected: 55 out of 442 screened
Kampung Kadok cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 8 out of 19 screened
Jalan Jelawat Tangok cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 8 out of 17 screened
Industri Pengkalan Balak 2 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Alor Gajah
Total infected: 51 out of 407 screened
Industri Jalan Tampin cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban andRembau
Total infected: 72 out of 139 screened
Industri Jalan Tras cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong and Raub
Total infected: 19 out of 72 screened
Jalan Pasar Intan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak
Total infected: 50 out of 138 screened
Cenderawasih cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Lahad Datu
Total infected: 8 out of 35 screened
Jalan Airport Lama cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bintulu
Total infected: 12 out of 31 screened
Kampung Telaga Bata cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Tumpat
Total infected: 28 out of 48 screened
Kampung Gual Pasong Hantu cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 27 out of 45 screened
Kampung Huda 2 cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 20 out of 34 screened
Kampung Terap Banggu cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok
Total infected: 19 out of 33 screened
Kampung Siti Manis cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 14 out of 25 screened
Kampung Kuin Merah cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 13 out of 17 screened
Pintu Geng 2 cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 22 screened
Taman Segar 2 cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Muallim
Total infected: 26 out of 50 screened
Kampung Jerimbong cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Jeli
Total infected: 9 out of 11 screened
Kampung Perol Meranti cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 7 out of 14 screened
Kampung Bayu Lalang cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 5 out of 9 screened
Jalan Wirawati cluster
Category: High-risk groups
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 28 out of 37 screened
Seksyen 14 Jalan Bayam 2 cluster
Category: High-risk groups
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Tumpat
Total infected: 15 out of 30 screened
Peretak Kuala Kubu cluster
Category: Education
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 21 out of 50 screened
Source：Malaysiakini
Covid-19 (Aug 15): 20,546 cases today, third highest daily deaths of 282
COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 20,546 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the cumulative infections to 1,404,899.
A total of 282 people also died from Covid-19 today, the third-highest on record.
This is the fifth consecutive day where fresh infections nationwide were more than 20,000.
A total of eight states and a federal territory recorded fresh cases in the four digits, namely Selangor, Sabah, Kedah, Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Perak, and Kelantan.
Pahang and Sarawak are also inching towards four digits.
Pahang saw another record high of 926 new cases, breaking the previous record of 794 yesterday.
Sarawak, at 963 fresh infections, is the second-highest on record. It had only hit four digits once before, at 1,216 cases on Aug 12.
The new locally transmitted infections comprised 84.13 percent Malaysians and 15.87 percent non-citizens.
A total of 16,945 Covid-19 patients recovered today but they were still outpaced by new infections, contributing to a rise in active cases.
- Active cases: 247,261
- Patients in ICUs: 1,059
- Intubated: 526
Deaths
The 282 new Covid-19 fatalities brought the death toll to 12,510.
The bulk of the deaths were recorded in Selangor (108).
The deaths in Kuala Lumpur and Johor were also elevated, at 45 and 44 respectively.
The remaining deaths were in Penang (24), Kedah (15), Perak (13), Sabah (9), Sarawak (6), Malacca (6), Negeri Sembilan (5), Pahang (4) and Kelantan (3).
New cases by states:
Selangor (7,307)
Sabah (1,665)
Kedah (1,596)
Johor (1,508)
Kuala Lumpur (1,442)
Penang (1,111)
Perak (1,069)
Kelantan (1,025)
Sarawak (963)
Pahang (926)
Negeri Sembilan (698)
Malacca (631)
Terengganu (534)
Putrajaya (47)
Perlis (21)
Labuan (3)
A total of 1,317 Covid-19 clusters out of 4,183 are still active, including another 29 new ones today.
Out of the 29 new clusters, 17 were from workplaces while 10 were community transmissions.
Industri Puncak Alam Enam
Category: Selangor
State(s): Kuala Selangor
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 15 out of 30 screened
Industri Jalan Jurunilai
Category: Selangor
State(s): Klang and Petaling
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 160 out of 1,105 screened
Industri Alam Jaya 2/1 2
Category: Selangor
State(s): Kuala Selangor
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 30 out of 61 screened
Tapak Bina Persiaran Grandeur
Category: Selangor
State(s): Kuala Selangor
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 36 out of 56 screened
Jalan Tahana Tampoi
Category: Johor
State(s): Johor Bahru
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 29 out of 53 screened
Jalan Sri Plentong Lapan
Category: Johor
State(s): Johor Bahru
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 22 out of 38 screened
Industri Angkasa Mas Utama
Category: Johor
State(s): Johor Bahru
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 27 out of 83 screened
Jalan Tahana Tampoi Dua
Category: Johor
State(s): Johor Bahru
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 15 out of 36 screened
Industri Jalan Minyak Beku
Category: Johor
State(s): Batu Pahat
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 13 out of 300 screened
Industri Jalan 6/44 Padang Tembak
Category: Kelantan
State(s): Kota Bharu and Tumpat
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 9 out of 22 screened
Cabang Empat Gunong
Category: Kelantan
State(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 9 out of 45 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Universiti
Category: Perak
State(s): Kampar
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 33 out of 422 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Bemban
Category: Perak
State(s): Kinta
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 67 out of 87 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Sri Hartamas
Category: WP Kuala Lumpur
State(s): Kepong
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 61 out of 169 screened
Dah Tujuh Industri Sungai Petani
Category: Kedah
State(s): Kuala Muda
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 34 out of 95 screened
Segama Batu Satu Lahad Datu
Category: Sabah
State(s): Lahad Datu
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 18 out of 39 screened
Zon Industri Jejawi
Category: Perlis
State(s): Kangar
District(s): Workplace
Total infected: 23 out of 27 screened
Kampung Che Bee Salor
Category: Kelantan
State(s): Kota Bharu
District(s): Community
Total infected: 13 out of 20 screened
Kampung Perupok Tikat
Category: Kelantan
State(s): Kota Bharu
District(s): Community
Total infected: 11 out of 19 screened
Kampung Berek Pak Tua Long
Category: Kelantan
State(s): Pasir Mas
District(s): Community
Total infected: 24 out of 54 screened
Kampung Bongkok Kerayong
Category: Pahang
State(s): Bera
District(s): Community
Total infected: 41 out of 128 screened
Kampung Luit Maran
Category: Pahang
State(s): Maran
District(s): Community
Total infected: 20 out of 33 screened
Paka Kawiyan
Category: Sabah
State(s): Ranau
District(s): Community
Total infected: 41 out of 132 screened
Tangkuyan
Category: Sabah
State(s): Kinabatangan
District(s): Community
Total infected: 129 out of 310 screened
Batu 16 Sumun
Category: Perak
State(s): Hilir Perak
District(s): Community
Total infected: 27 out of 67 screened
Dah Kampung Pasir
Category: Kedah
State(s): Kubang Pasu
District(s): Community
Total infected: 38 out of 84 screened
Kampung Sungai Laruh
Category: Sarawak
State(s): Kuching
District(s): Community
Total infected: 13 out of 81 screened
Jalan Cheras 2
Category: Selangor
State(s): Hulu Langat
District(s): High-risk group
Total infected: 15 out of 36 screened
Jalan Sentosa Rawang
Category: Selangor
State(s): Gombak
District(s): High-risk group
Total infected: 26 out of 101 screened
Source:Malaysiakini
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