COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 13,104 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative infections to 2,198,235.

The number of fresh infections today is the lowest in 66 days.

West Malaysia made up 9,079 of the new cases, or 69.3 percent, while the Borneo states contributed 4,025 or 30.7 percent.

In Peninsular Malaysia, the Klang Valley was responsible for 1,852 (20.4 percent) of the new infections while the remaining 7,227 (79.6 percent) came from the other states.

Sarawak topped the chart with 2,943 fresh infections.

Active cases and reported deaths will only be released after midnight. For yesterday’s figures, click here.

The fresh infections today comprised 11,895 Malaysians (90.8 percent) and 1,209 non-citizens (9.2 percent).

The 13,104 new cases today was surpassed by a total of 20,971 Covid-19 patients who recovered today. This is expected to help reduce the number of active cases.

• Patients in ICU: 1,058 (850 confirmed; 208 suspected)
• Intubated: 580 (365 confirmed; 215 probable)

As of today, the number of Covid-19 patients (including suspected ones) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is 11.2 percent lower compared to a week ago.

Those who require intubation have also declined by 12.4 percent from a week ago.

New cases by states

Sarawak (2,943)
Selangor (1,558)
Johor (1,455)
Kelantan (1,206)
Sabah (1,078)
Perak (994)
Penang (955)
Kedah (721)
Terengganu (685)
Pahang (604)
Malacca (362)
Kuala Lumpur (270)
Negeri Sembilan (165)
Perlis (80)
Putrajaya (24)
Labuan (4)

Clusters

To date, 1,185 Covid-19 clusters are still active, including 12 new clusters reported today.

The ongoing clusters have fallen by 12.1 percent from the 1,348 active clusters a week ago.

The 12 new clusters today comprised six workplaces (50.0 percent) and six communities (50.0 percent).

Industri Jalan P/1A
Category: Workplace
States: Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Initial tests: 14 out of 166 infected (8.4 percent)

Industri Jalan Kachau Batu 28
Category: Workplace
States: Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Initial tests: 29 out of 34 infected (85.3 percent)

Tapak Bina Jalan Semenyih
Category: Workplace
States: Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat dan Gombak
Initial tests: 110 out of 375 infected (29.3 percent)

Tapak Bina Jalan Kulai
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Initial tests: 37 out of 168 infected (22.0 percent)

Persiaran Pelangi Indah
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Initial tests: 14 out of 59 infected (23.7 percent)

Jalan Chenderik
Category: Workplace
States: Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa dan Cheras
Initial tests: 12 out of 41 infected (29.3 percent)

Kampung Kubang Bunut Kasar
Category: Community
States: Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Initial tests: 5 out of 5 infected (100.0 percent)

Kampung Gual Pasir
Category: Community
States: Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Initial tests: 6 out of 7 infected (85.7 percent)

Kampung Inoi
Category: Community
States: Pahang
District(s): Rompin
Initial tests: 27 out of 93 infected (29.0 percent)

Sungai Poh
Category: Community
States: Sarawak
District(s): Limbang
Initial tests: 44 out of 47 infected (93.6 percent)

Jalan Ann Chuan
Category: Community
States: Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Initial tests: 9 out of 17 infected (52.9 percent)

Ulu Rengat
Category: Community
States: Perak
District(s): Hulu Perak
Initial tests: 8 out of 27 infected (29.6 percent)

Source:Malaysiakini

COVID-19 |  The Health Ministry today reported 13,899 new Covid-19 cases.

Sarawak continued to top the chart with 2,712 new Covid-19 cases, followed closely by Selangor with 2,341 fresh infections.

Other states which recorded new cases in the four digits include Johor, Kelantan, Perak and Penang.

However, Sabah and Kedah have seen marked improvements although fresh infections are still significant.

Sabah recorded the lowest number of new cases in 52 days, down from a record high of 3,487 while Kedah recorded the lowest number of new cases in 65 days from a record high of 2,455.

Today’s active cases and reported deaths will only be released after midnight. For yesterday’s figures, click here.

• Patients in ICU: 1,071 cases (including suspected cases)
• Intubated: 601 cases (including suspected cases)

New cases by states

Sarawak (2,712)
Selangor (2,341)
Johor (1,377)
Kelantan (1,170)
Perak (1,128)
Penang (1,060)
Sabah (962)
Pahang (779)
Terengganu (760)
Kedah (708)
Malacca (339)
Kuala Lumpur (310)
Negeri Sembilan (194)
Putrajaya (37)
Perlis (17)
Labuan (5)

Clusters

A total of 1,214 out of 5,401 clusters are still active. This includes the 12 new clusters reported today.

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Jalan Firma Tebrau
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 35 out of 126 screened

Jalan Shahbandar Lapan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 22 out of 90 screened

Dah Perusahaan 2B Industri Kulim
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim
Total infected: 25 out of 135 screened

Jalan Graha Makmur
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 32 out of 139 screened

Industri Jalan Jati Kanan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 61 out of 91 screened

Jalan Megah Suasana
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 35 out of 42 screened

Jalan Hillpark
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 6 out of 13 screened

Jalan Perak Georgetown
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Penang
District(s): Timur Laut
Total infected: 44 out of 50 screened

Julin Dabai
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Marudi
Total infected: 70 out of 84 screened

Kampung Sungai Mas
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 21 out of 74 screened

Jalan Sutera Merah
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 17 out of 60 screened

Jalan Persiaran Pertahanan
Category: Religious event
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 9 out of 35 screened

Source:Malaysiakini

The Health Ministry today reported 14,990 new Covid-19 cases, with Kelantan reporting record numbers.

Kelantan (1,573) has the second lowest vaccination rate in the country and the number of hospital beds being used by Covid-19 patients is steadily rising.

As of Sept 17, Kelantan, notably, has a very high “positivity” rate of 28.9 percent based on a seven-day average.

Sarawak still has the highest “incident rate” (cases per 100,000 people over the past week) and hospitalisation is on the uptrend.

However, data on the CovidNow website suggests that deaths attributed to Covid-19 with population taken into account is relatively low, possibly due to a high vaccination rate.

The second highest incident rate is noted in Penang followed by Perak. Hospitalisation of Covid-19 patients in these two states are trending lower slightly.

As of last night, the R-naught for Kelantan was 0.99. Only four states have a R-naught of more than 1.00 – Pahang, Sarawak, Terengganu and Perak.

At the national level, the R-naught has reached 0.95. The figure has been below 1.00 since Sept 1.

Active cases and deaths will only be reported after midnight. For yesterday’s figures, click here.

• Patients in ICU: 1,115 [882 confirmed, 233 suspected]
• Intubated: 618 [393 confirmed, 225 suspected]

Selangor (2,414)
Johor (1,880)
Sarawak (1,712)
Kelantan (1,573)
Perak (1,490)
Penang (1,224)
Sabah (1,199)
Kedah (1,007)
Terengganu (852)
Pahang (688)
Kuala Lumpur (338)
Malacca (313)
Negeri Sembilan (170)
Perlis (97)
Putrajaya (30)
Labuan (3)

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 1,306 active Covid-19 clusters, down from 1,424 last week.

Another 26 new clusters were classified today of which 13 involved workplaces and 7 involved community spread.

Jalan Bakri Batu Lapan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 22 out of 38 screened

Industri Wawasan Sri Gading 16
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 16 out of 61 screened

Bendahara
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 10 out of 30 screened

Jalan Sungai Terah
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 13 out of 21 screened

Jalan SK Pasir Puteh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 10 out of 29 screened

Jalan Ehsan Bandar Jengka
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Maran
Total infected: 19 out of 72 screened

Batu Empat Tapah
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Batang Paandg, Hilir Perak, Perak Tengah and Kampar
Total infected: 131 out of 882 screened

Jalan Bharu Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta and Perak Tengah
Total infected: 17 out of 105 screened

Jalan Wan Siew
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 42 out of 67 screened

Industri Jalan Enam Olak Lempit
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 24 out of 95 screened

Industri Persiaran Hamzah Alang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 20 out of 355 screened

Industri Lorong Sungai Puloh 1A
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 20 out of 50 screened

Jalan Kent
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 17 out of 42 screened

Kampung Tok Betek
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 15 out of 23 screened

Kampung Sabak Baru
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 16 screened

Kampung Buloh Melintang
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 9 out of 13 screened

Kampung Kenjing Hilir
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 8 out of 10 screened

Kampung Batu Karang Hulu
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 7 out of 10 screened

Kampung Sungai Gapoi
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong
Total infected: 70 out of 211 screened

Kampung Sungai Gabong
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong
Total infected: 47 out of 235 screened

Air Panas Gerik
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hulu Perak
Total infected: 15 out of 20 screened

Bukit Salim
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 16 out of 20 screened

Kampung Pinang Baru
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Dungun
Total infected: 58 out of 75 screened

Bandar Damansara Kuantan
Category: Institusi Pendidikan Swasta Yang Berdaftar Dibawah KPM
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 26 out of 210 screened

Batu 13 Jalan Puncak Borneo
Category: Pendidikan Tinggi
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 24 out of 47 screened

Kampung Masjid Tanjung
Category: High-risk Group
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 25 out of 50 screened

Source:Malaysiakini

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 15,759 new Covid-19 cases.

New cases are still relatively high in Sarawak (3,732) and exceed those of the more populous Klang Valley (2,327).

As of last night, the R-naught for the country was 0.93. It has been below 1.00 since Sept 1. A R-naught of less than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was slowing down.

Currently, the only regions where the R-naught is above 1.00 are Sarawak, Terengganu, Perak and Pahang.

The Health Ministry only releases numbers for Covid-19 deaths and active cases for each day after midnight. For yesterday’s numbers, please click here.

• Patients in intensive care: 1,117 [844 confirmed; 273 suspected]
• Intubated: 635 [377 confirmed; 258 suspected]

Sarawak (3,732)
Johor (1,959)
Selangor (1,934)
Penang (1,417)
Kelantan (1,338)
Sabah (1,291)
Perak (1,184)
Kedah (786)
Pahang (707)
Terengganu (592)
Kuala Lumpur (359)
Malacca (264)
Negeri Sembilan (127)
Putrajaya (34)
Perlis (23)
Labuan (12)

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 1,315 active clusters, down from 1,448 last Tuesday.

Another 23 clusters were classified today of which nine involved workplaces while another nine involved community spread.

Industri Dua Jalan Teratai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 26 out of 155 screened

Industri Dua Jalan Waja 16
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat and Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 23 out of 81 screened

Industri Empat Jalan Rukun
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 9 out of 28 screened

Rapat 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta and Kampar
Total infected: 52 out of 678 screened

Industri Jalan Perusahaan Dua Kamunting
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 49 out of 265 screened

Jalan Industri 1/1
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kampar
Total infected: 29 out of 93 screened

Panggong Lalat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 10 out of 25 screened

Kedai Pasir Tumboh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok, Kota Bharu and Kuala Krai
Total infected: 9 out of 16 screened

Jalan Ban Foo
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 52 out of 185 screened

Kampung Pauh Sembilan
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 21 out of 37 screened

Kampung Limbat Dewan Beta
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 15 out of 22 screened

Kampung Chat Meranti
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 14 out of 15 screened

Kampung Simpangan
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Tumpat and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 17 screened

Taman Tengku Ahmad Rithauden
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 10 out of 15 screened

Kampung Bakong Hilir
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 7 out of 8 screened

Lembah Terpesok
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Rompin
Total infected: 26 out of 136 screened

Lungkidau
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Ranau
Total infected: 134 out of 177 screened

Jalan Saat Tangkak
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Total infected: 10 out of 10 screened

Batu 10 Jalan Oya
Category: High-risk Group
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sibu
Total infected: 36 out of 82 screened

Pusat Kemuyang Timur
Category: High-risk Group
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sibu
Total infected: 16 out of 85 screened

Jalan Murni 15
Category: High-risk Group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 10 out of 28 screened

Jalan Komersial Setapak
Category: Education
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 6 out of 55 screened

Jalan Kebun Nenas 4A
Category: Education
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang and Kuala Langat
Total infected: 40 out of 61 screened

Source:Malaysiakini

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 14,345 new Covid-19 cases.

The new case count for Klang Valley (1,683) and neighbouring Negeri Sembilan (125) has now slipped to levels not seen since early May.

The Klang Valley’s share of new cases is only 11.73 percent of the national total  – down from an average share of 48 percent – as the epicentre for Covid-19 shifts away from the capital.

The Covid-19 is still widespread in the states of Sarawak, Johor, Sabah, Penang, Perak and Kelantan – all in four figures.

The R-naught for the country is 0.92. It has been below 1.00 since Sept 1. An R-naught of less than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 is decelerating.

Only six regions have an R-naught of more than 1.00 – Pahang, Sarawak, Perak and Terengganu.

The Klang Valley and Negeri Sembilan have the lowest R-naught in the country while it is 0.00 for Labuan.

Covid-19 deaths and active cases are no longer included in the Health Ministry’s daily evening statements. For yesterday’s death and active cases figure, please click here.

• Patients in ICU: 1,167 [906 confirmed; 261 suspected]
• Intubated: 636 [407 confirmed; 229 probable]

New cases in states

Sarawak (3,611)
Johor (1,598)
Selangor (1,365)
Sabah (1,255)
Penang (1,170)
Perak (1,090)
Kelantan (1,050)
Kedah (967)
Terengganu (804)
Pahang (779)
Kuala Lumpur (307)
Malacca (162)
Negeri Sembilan (125)
Perlis (51)
Putrajaya (11)
Labuan (0)

Cluster

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 1,335 active clusters, down from 1,444 last Monday.

Another 23 new clusters were classified today, of which there were 13 work clusters and eight clusters involving community spread.

Industri Tongkang Pechah 14
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 49 out of 61 screened

Industri Sri Sulong Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 20 out of 158 screened

Batu Sembilan Bakri
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 17 out of 27 screened

Jalan Industri A1 Penawar
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi and Kulai
Total infected: 16 out of 60 screened

Tapak Bina Mutiara Perdana
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 12 out of 52 screened

Industri Jalan Johan 2/6
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 33 out of 180 screened

Jalan David Sung
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Manjung
Total infected: 16 out of 187 screened

Jalan Pusat Perniagaan Silibin Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 11 out of 82 screened

Industri Jalan Kepa
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 28 out of 65 screened

Jalan Gajah Mati Kota Bharu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu, Pasir Puteh and Pasir Mas
Total infected: 23 out of 33 screened

Sawit M1
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kinabatangan
Total infected: 38 out of 112 screened

Industri Kompleks Perabut 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 25 out of 255 screened

Industri Pegoh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Alor Gajah
Total infected: 22 out of 229 screened

Jalan Bintulu-Miri 3
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bintulu
Total infected: 45 out of 76 screened

Chama Ajai
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Beluru
Total infected: 27 out of 60 screened

Ulu Lubai
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Limbang
Total infected: 16 out of 88 screened

Sungai Separai 2
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Tatau
Total infected: 12 out of 52 screened

Kampung Seterpa Peringat
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 17 out of 17 screened

Jalan Kampung Baloh
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 11 out of 15 screened

Kampung Belukar Aur Cina
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 10 out of 10 screened

Sawit Sri Meranti
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 27 out of 540 screened

Jalan Seri Impian Satu Kluang
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 30 out of 56 screened

Tompok Utara Satu
Category: Import
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 24 out of 31 screened

Source:Malaysiakini