Covid-19 (Oct 4): 8,075 cases, lowest in nearly three months
COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 8,075 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative infections to 2,285,640.
The number of fresh infections is the lowest since July 7 when 7,097 cases were recorded.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah released the figures on Twitter.
Sarawak and Kelantan are the two states with more than 1,000 new cases, while Selangor and KL combined now have less than 1,000 new cases.
The fresh infections comprised 7,252 Malaysians (89.8 percent) and 823 non-citizens (10.2 percent).
They were surpassed by a total of 15,456 Covid-19 patients who recovered today. This is expected to help reduce the number of active cases.
- Patients in ICU: 867 (807 confirmed; 60 suspected)
- Intubated: 461 (342 confirmed; 119 probable)
As of today, the number of Covid-19 patients (including suspected ones) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is 11.3 percent lower compared to a week ago.
Those who require intubation have also declined by 20.0 percent from a week ago.
New cases by states
Sarawak – 1,189
Kelantan – 1,020
Penang – 853
Johor – 781
Selangor – 686
Sabah – 677
Terengganu – 636
Kedah – 628
Perak – 548
Pahang – 522
Malacca – 219
Kuala Lumpur – 151
Negri Sembilan – 108
Putrajaya – 19
Perlis – 36
Labuan – 2
Clusters
To date, 989 Covid-19 clusters are still active, dipping under 1,000 for the first time since the delta variant caused a surge in infections.
The ongoing clusters have fallen by 15.1 percent from the 1,165 active clusters a week ago.
The active clusters include 15 new clusters reported today.
They comprised seven workplace clusters (46.7 percent), six community clusters (40.0 percent), one high-risk group cluster (6.7 percent) and one private education institution cluster (6.7 percent).
Jalan Kemakmuran
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Initial tests: 15 out of 39 infected (38.5 percent)
Jalan Tengku Petra Semerak
Category: Workplace
States: Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu, Tumpat, Pasir Mas, Tanah Merah, and Bachok
Initial tests: 19 out of 33 infected (57.6 percent)
Taman Perindustrian Tungzen
Category: Workplace
States: Perak
District(s): Kinta
Initial tests: 67 out of 176 infected (38.1 percent)
Jalan Laksamana Lumut
Category: Workplace
States: Perak
District(s): Manjung
Initial tests: 25 out of 60 infected (41.7 percent)
Industri Jalan Mak Mandin
Category: Workplace
States: Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara
Initial tests: 124 out of 265 infected (46.8 percent)
Sungai Tabulion
Category: Workplace
States: Sabah
District(s): Kinabatangan
Initial tests: 63 out of 63 infected (100 percent)
Sandau Sawit
Category: Workplace
States: Sabah
District(s): Kinabatangan
Initial tests: 28 out of 87 infected (32.2 percent)
Jalan Gong Batu
Category: Community
States: Kelantan
District(s): Bachok and Pasir Puteh
Initial tests: 17 out of 28 infected (60.7 percent)
Kampung Chica
Category: Community
States: Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Initial tests: 12 out of 17 infected (70.6 percent)
Kampung Dalam Rhu
Category: Community
States: Kelantan
District(s): Tumpat
Initial tests: 10 out of 46 infected (21.7 percent)
Kampung Endong
Category: Community
States: Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Initial tests: 6 out of 6 infected (100 percent)
Kampung Lubok Stol Hilir
Category: Community
States: Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Initial tests: 5 out of 12 infected (41.7 percent)
Kampung Baru Kluang
Category: Community
States: Johor
District(s): Kluang
Initial tests: 13 out of 13 infected (100 percent)
Jalan Lembah Permai Satu
Category: High-risk group
States: Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Initial tests: 19 out of 71 infected (26.8 percent)
Jalan KK 8/1 Kubang Kerian
Category: Private education institution
States: Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Initial tests: 9 out of 12 infected (75.0 percent)
Covid-19 deaths (Oct 4): 118 reported fatalities, total at 26,683
COVID-19 | The Health Ministry’s Github data repository reported 118 Covid-19 fatalities yesterday (Oct 3), bringing the cumulative death toll to 26,683.
From the newly reported deaths yesterday, 22.9 percent or 27 died before they could receive treatment at a hospital.
Perak recorded the highest number of new deaths at 26, making up 22.0 percent of the newly reported fatalities.
The remaining deaths were in Penang (14), Sabah (14), Kedah (13), Sarawak (12), Johor (11), Kelantan (9), Selangor (8), Pahang (3), Malacca (2), Negeri Sembilan (2), Perlis (1), Terengganu (1), Kuala Lumpur (1) and Labuan (1).
No new deaths were reported in Putrajaya.
A total of 95 out of the 118 reported deaths or 80.5 percent happened in the last seven days.
The remaining deaths happened more than a week ago but were only recorded yesterday due to delays in data reporting.
An average of 305 Covid-19 deaths was reported daily in the last 30 days compared to the seven-day average of 178, indicating a downtrend.
As of yesterday, there were 150,317 active Covid-19 cases. This is a reduction of 18.0 percent from the 183,289 active infections a week ago.
Compared to 30 days ago, the number of active cases has fallen by 42.0 percent from 259,192.
The Health Ministry’s post-midnight update also provided further insights into the new Covid-19 infections yesterday.
From the 9,066 new cases yesterday, 388 could be traced to ongoing Covid-19 clusters.
From the cluster-linked cases, 224 (57.7 percent) were from community transmissions while 140 (36.1 percent) were from workplaces.
Another 17 (4.4 percent) were from clusters linked to high-risk groups such as old folks’ homes.
The remaining cases were traced to clusters related to detention centres (5 – 1.3 percent), religious events (1 – 0.3 percent), and education institutions (1 – 0.3 percent).
Previously, the Health Ministry released deaths statistics together with the number of new Covid-19 cases in the evening. This had since changed.
Deaths statistics are now released after midnight along with other more detailed data. Malaysiakini reports them in the morning.
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