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

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,120 new Covid-19 cases, marking the fifth time in a week where new infections exceeded 3,000.

There were 23 deaths reported today, which is relatively high since the Covid-19 pandemic started.

Active Covid-19 cases are continuing to climb. However, today marked the first time in eight days where the number of patients in intensive care did not increase.

Only 6.47 percent of new cases were detected among non-citizens, indicating that labour-intensive industries are no longer a major source of new cases.

• Active cases: 31,516
• Patients in ICUs: 338
• Intubated: 181

States

The Klang Valley alone reported 1,094 new cases, followed by Sarawak (620), Johor (336) and Kelantan (296).

Kuala Lumpur (408) reported a 38.8 percent higher number when compared to the average over the preceding two weeks.

The R-naught for the country has been steadily reducing since reaching a recent high of 1.19 on April 17 and currently stood at 1.07. An R-naught of more than 1.00 indicated that the spread of Covid-19 was increasing.

The only regions where the R-naught is less than 1.00 are Sabah, Labuan, Sarawak and Perlis.

Deaths

The national Covid-19 death toll stood at 1,574. New deaths were recorded in Selangor (6), Kelantan (6), Sarawak (4), Sabah (2), Perak (1), Malacca (1), Kedah (1) and Johor (2).

Those who died were aged between 37 and 85. Two victims were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Details of the victims are documented in Malaysiakini’s Covid-19 tracker site.

Clusters

The Health Ministry is monitoring 405 new clusters. The number of active clusters have increased by 19.8 percent in just 16 days.

There were 98 clusters with new cases. The cluster with the most number of new cases is the Pagar Sri Lalang cluster (57), which is linked to a detention centre in Kluang, Johor. This cluster was classified nine days ago.

Another 17 new clusters were classified today. Details are as follows:

Bungey cluster
District(s): Betong in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Kampung Bungey, Debak
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 29, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 12 out of 497 screened

Batu 25 cluster
District(s): Bintulu and Sebauh in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Batu 25, Jalan Bintulu-Miri
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 26, targeted screening
Total infected: 199 out of 98 screened

Tangkis Selatan cluster
District(s): Tangkak, Muar and Segamat in Johor
Locality/Source: Social event on April 21 at Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Community
First case: May 1, voluntary screening
Total infected: 11 out of 203 screened

Jalan Surian cluster
District(s): Kota Tinggi in Johor
Locality/Source: Index case’s residence at Jalan Surian 3, Taman Desaru Utama, Kota Tinggi
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 26, pre-hospitalisation screening
Total infected: 8 out of 152 screened

Batu 30 cluster
District(s): Machang in Kelantan
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Batu 30, Machang
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 15, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 58 out of 306 screened

Jerai Maju cluster
District(s): Kuala Muda in Kedah
Locality/Source: Index case’s residence at Jalan Jerai Maju 5, Taman Jerai Maju, Gurun, Kuala Muda
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 28, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 9 out of 37 screened

Layangan Labuan cluster
District(s): Labuan in Labuan
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Layangan, Labuan
Cluster category: Community
First case: May 4, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 12 out of 53 screened

Taming Jaya cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat in Selangor
Locality/Source: A factory at Taman Taming Jaya, Seri Kembangan, Hulu Langat
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 22, targeted screening
Total infected: 43 out of 628 screened

Persiaran Medini Sentral cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru in Johor
Locality/Source: A private company at Persiaran Medini Sentral 1, Bandar Medini Iskandar, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: May 1, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 9 out of 48 screened

Jalan Kweng Hitam cluster
District(s): Machang in Kelantan
Locality/Source: A government building at Jalan Kweng Hitam, Machang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 25, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 14 out of 39 screened

Jalan Yahya 2 cluster
District(s): Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Training centre at Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Titiwangsa
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 30, voluntary screening
Total infected: 14 out of 17 screened

Jalan Besar Sungai Jawi cluster
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Selatan in Penang
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Besar, Sungai Jawi, Seberang Perai Selatan
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 30, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 29 out of 156 screened

Dah Kilometer Tujuh cluster
District(s): Baling in Kedah
Locality/Source: Educational institute at Kilometer 7, Kampung Tandop, Baling
Cluster category: Education (other)
First case: May 1, pre-hospitalisation screening
Total infected: 13 out of 32 screened

Lubuk Katak cluster
District(s): Batang Padang in Perak
Locality/Source: Educational institute at Kampung Lubuk Katak, Tapah
Cluster category: Education (other)
First case: April 30, index case reported severe acute respiratory infection (Sari)
Total infected: 24 out of 63 screened

D’Kuala cluster
District(s): Papar in Sabah
Locality/Source: School at Jalan Kuala, Papar
Cluster category: Education (other)
First case: May 1, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 16 out of 440 screened

Jalan Ungku Abdul Aziz cluster
District(s): Kota Tinggi in Johor
Locality/Source: Educational institute at Jalan Ungku Abdul Aziz, Bandar Penawar, Pengerang, Kota Tinggi
Cluster category: MOE regulated institution
First case: May 3, targeted screening
Total infected: 22 out of 175 screened

Taman Sri Lambak cluster
District(s): Kluang in Johor
Locality/Source: Index case’s residence at Taman Sri Lambak, Kluang
Cluster category: Religious event
First case: April 26, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 13 out of 55 screened

Source: Malaysiakini

Source: Reuters/kg

JAKARTA: Indonesia has recorded its first cases of a highly infectious COVID-19 variant first detected in India, the health minister said on Monday (May 3), as authorities implored people not to travel to their hometowns for the end of the Muslim fasting month.

Indonesia, which has been trying to contain one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia, stopped issuing visas last month for foreigners who had been in India in the previous 14 days.

The two cases of the Indian variant, known as B1617, were found in Jakarta, while the minister said a variant first discovered in South Africa was also detected in Bali.

“We need to contain these cases, while there are still only a few of them,” Budi Gunadi Sadikin told a virtual conference.

READ: India government ignored warnings on COVID-19 virus variant, scientists say

Scientists are studying whether the B1617 variant is to blame for India’s devastating second wave of infections.

The variant has now reached at least 17 countries including Britain, Switzerland and Iran, prompting some governments to close their borders to people travelling from India.

READ: India’s COVID-19 cases near 20 million, peak seen nearing

Authorities in Indonesia, which is the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, have banned the traditional mass exodus where people visit relatives for the Eid al-Fitr festival for a second year to curb COVID-19 transmission.

“Do not return to your hometown. Do not go on holiday in your hometown. Be patient,” Doni Monardo, the chief of Indonesia’s COVID-19 task force, told the same news conference.

But before the ban comes into force on Thursday some were leaving now to beat the deadline.

“I just wanted to go home, what’s important is that we adhere to health protocols,” said Dasum, a 35-year-old driver from Central Java, speaking at a Jakarta bus station.

Indonesia has reported more than 1.67 million virus infections and 45,700 deaths since the start of the pandemic, though cases have been declining since peaking in January.

Nonetheless, the positivity rate, or the percentage of people tested who are found to have the disease, was still hovering at more than 12 per cent on average last month.

The World Health Organization considers positivity rates above 5 per cent to be of concern.

Source: Reuters/dv

MUMBAI: India’s tally of COVID-19 infections rose on Monday (May 3) to just short of 20 million, propelled by a 12th straight day of more than 300,000 new cases, as scientists predicted the pandemic could peak in the next couple of days.

Total infections since the start of the pandemic have reached 19.93 million, swelled by 368,147 new cases over the past 24 hours, while the death toll rose by 3,417 to 218,959, health ministry data show. At least 3.4 million people are currently being treated.

But medical experts say actual numbers could be five to 10 times higher.

Hospitals have filled to capacity, supply of medical oxygen has run short and morgues and crematoriums have been swamped as the country grapples with the surge. Patients are dying on hospital beds, in ambulances and in carparks outside.

“Every time we have to struggle to get our quota of our oxygen cylinders,” said BH Narayan Rao, a district official in the southern town of Chamarajanagar, where 24 COVID-19 patients died, some from a suspected shortage of oxygen supplies.

“It’s a day-to-day fight,” added Rao, as he described the hectic scramble for supplies.

In many cases, volunteer groups have come to the rescue.

Outside a temple in the capital, New Delhi, a group of Sikh volunteers is providing oxygen to patients lying on benches inside makeshift tents, hooked up to a giant cylinder. Every 20 minutes or so, a new patient comes in.

READ: COVID-19 – Indian court urges government action as hospitals cry help

“No one should die because of a lack of oxygen. It’s a small thing otherwise, but nowadays, it is the one thing every one needs,” Gurpreet Singh Rummy, who runs the service, told Reuters. He called it an oxygen “langar”, the word used by Sikhs for a communal free kitchen.

Offering a glimmer of hope, the health ministry said positive cases relative to the number of tests fell on Monday for the first time since at least Apr 15.

Modelling by a team of government advisers shows coronavirus cases could peak by Wednesday this week, a few days earlier than a previous estimate, since the virus has spread faster than expected.

At least 11 states and regions have ordered curbs on movement to stem infections, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is reluctant to announce a national lockdown, concerned about the economic impact.

“In my opinion, only a national stay at home order and declaring medical emergency will help to address the current healthcare needs,” Bhramar Mukherjee, an epidemiologist with the University of Michigan, said on Twitter.

“The number of active cases is accumulating, not just the daily new cases. Even the reported numbers state there are around 3.5 million active cases.”

READ: Indian industry body urges curbs to economic activity to save lives

CRISIS TESTS MODI

As medical facilities near breaking point, the government postponed an exam for doctors and nurses on Monday to allow some of those still in training to join the coronavirus battle alongside existing personnel, it said in a statement.

India is in the grip of its biggest crisis since Modi took office in 2014.

He has been criticised for not moving sooner to limit the spread and for letting millions of largely unmasked people attend religious festivals and crowded political rallies in five states during March and April.

In early March, a forum of government scientific advisers warned officials of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold, five of its members told Reuters.

Despite the warning, four of the scientists said the federal government did not seek to impose major curbs.

With the next general election due in 2024, it remains to be seen Modi’s handling of the crisis might affect him or his party. His Hindu nationalist party was defeated on Sunday in a state poll in the eastern state of West Bengal, although it won in the neighbouring state of Assam.

Leaders of 13 opposition parties urged Modi in a letter on Sunday to immediately launch free national vaccination and to prioritise oxygen supply to hospitals and health centres.

READ: ‘How will I cope if I fall sick?’ – In India, COVID-19 spares no one

Several states have postponed widening a vaccination drive for adults that was to start on Saturday due to a lack of vaccines.

Despite being the world’s biggest producer of vaccines, India does not have enough for itself. Just 9 per cent of a population of 1.35 billion has received a dose.

India has struggled to increase capacity beyond 80 million doses a month due to lack of raw materials and a fire at the Serum Institute, which makes the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Another manufacturer, Pfizer, is in talks with the government for “expedited approval” of its vaccine, Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on LinkedIn, announcing a donation of medicines worth more than US$70 million.

Last month, India said its drugs regulator would hand down a decision within three days on emergency-use applications for foreign vaccines, including that of Pfizer.

International aid has poured in, in response to the crisis.

Britain will send another 1,000 ventilators to India, the government said on Sunday. Prime ministers Boris Johnson and Modi are set to talk on Tuesday.

The Indian COVID-19 variant has now reached at least 17 countries including Britain, Iran and Switzerland, spurring several nations to close borders to travellers from India.

Source: Reuters/ac/zl

Source: AFP/kg

The Health Ministry today reported 2,881 new Covid-19 cases, and 15 deaths.

Besides rising active cases, the number of patients in ICU and those requiring ventilators are also continuing to climb, hitting another record high for the second day in a row.

The new infections comprised 90.56 percent Malaysians and 9.44 percent non-citizens.

• Active cases: 29,631
• Patients in ICUs: 337
• Intubated: 176

The Klang Valley accounted for 37.38 percent (1077 cases) of new infections while East Malaysia made up 17.77 percent (512 cases) of the fresh infections.

Selangor recorded the highest number of new infections today with 759 cases.

This was followed by Sarawak at 445 cases, Kelantan at 442 cases and Kuala Lumpur at 315 cases.

Deaths

There were 15 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 1,521.

The new deaths were recorded in Kuala Lumpur (2), Terengganu (1), Selangor (5), Sarawak (2), Sabah (1), Penang (2), Negeri Sembilan (1) and Kelantan (1).

Those who died were aged between 35 and 87.

for a detailed breakdown of the reported deaths today, please refer to our Covid-19 tracker site.

Clusters

A total of 395 out of 1,669 clusters are still active. From the active clusters, 80 of them contributed to the new cases today.

This includes the 14 clusters reported today as well as another nine that were declared resolved.

The resolved clusters are: Jalan Sulaiman, Jalan Tanjung Kidurong, Rajang, Sinsingon, Jalan Merpati, Jalan Tanjung, Beringin, Jalan Bandar Sembilan and Jalan SC Satu.

Sungai Nirai cluster
District(s): Selangau in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Sungai Nirai, Selangau
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 23
Total infected: 41 out of 66 screenedUmas cluster
District(s): Kalabakan in Sabah
Locality/Source: Felda Umas, Kalabakan
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 24
Total infected: 34 out of 53 screened

Seri Jati cluster
District(s): Malacca Tengah and Alor Gajah in Malacca
Locality/Source: Index case’s residence at Taman Seri Jati, Batu Berendam, Melaka Tengah
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 24
Total infected: 12 out of 147 screened

Jalan Sepat cluster
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama in Perak
Locality/Source: Jalan Sepat, Kamunting, Larut, Matang, dan Selama
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 17
Total infected: 11 out of 74 screened

Jalan Garuda cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru and Kulai in Johor
Locality/Source: A service provider at Jalan Garuda, Larkin, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 24
Total infected: 15 out of 231 screened

Jalan Sungai Sembilang cluster
District(s): Kuala Selangor in Selangor
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Sungai Sembilang, Jeram, Kuala Selangor
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 29
Total infected: disaring out of 1,372 screened

Jalan Kilang Dua cluster
District(s): Lahad Datu in Sabah
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Kilang, Lahad Datu
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 24
Total infected: 11 out of 51 screened

Durin cluster
District(s): Bau in Sarawak
Locality/Source: A restaurant at Jalan Penghulu Durin, Pasar Bau, Bau
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 16
Total infected: 8 out of 96 screened

Sebatu cluster
District(s): Jasin in Malacca
Locality/Source: Sebatu, Sungai Rambai, Jasin
Cluster category: Religious event
First case: April 23
Total infected: 27 out of 167 screened

Air Budi cluster
District(s): Alor Gajah in Malacca
Locality/Source: Index case’s residence at Solok Air Budi, Masjid Tanah, Alor Gajah
Cluster category: Religious
First case: April 21
Total infected: 15 out of 169 screened

Lestari Perdana Tujuh cluster
District(s): Petaling and Hulu Langat in Selangor
Locality/Source: A school at Jalan Lestari Perdana 7/2, Seri Kembangan, Petaling
Cluster category: Education
Total infected: 86 out of 787 screened

Saujana cluster
District(s): Setiu and Besut in Terengganu
Locality/Source: School at Kampung Saujana, Setiu
Cluster category: Education
First case: April 28
Total infected: 25 out of 386 screened

Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru in Johor
Locality/Source: Education centre at Jalan Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu, Masai, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Education
First case: April 28
Total infected: out of screened

Long Jegan cluster
District(s): Miri and Beluru in Sarawak
Locality/Source: School in Marudi, Baram, Beluru
Cluster category: Education
Total infected: 57 out of 162 screened

Source:Malaysiakini

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,788 new Covid-19 cases with a record number of patients needing intensive care.

The number of active Covid-19 cases has now exceeded the number of active cases when the emergency was declared (on Jan 11 which saw 28,554 active cases).

Malaysians accounted for 91.8 percent of today’s new cases.

• Active cases – 29,227
• Patients in ICU – 328
• Intubated – 161

Breakdown by states

New cases in the country have been growing steadily over the past two weeks.

Selangor (1,265 new cases) reported numbers that were nearly double the average for the prior 14 days.

Penang (250) breached the 200 mark for the first time since March 31.

Cases were also not abating in Sarawak, Kelantan and Kuala Lumpur.

As of yesterday, the R-naught for the entire country was 1.12. An R-naught of more than 1.00 means the spread of Covid-19 is accelerating.

At a more micro-level, there were only four regions where the spread of Covid-19 was not increasing (R-naught of less than 1.00) – Sabah, Labuan and Perlis.

Deaths

Another 14 people were reported to have died due to Covid-19. The national death toll has reached 1,506.

Selangor (6 deaths) reported the most deaths today followed by Sarawak (5), Johor (2), and Negeri Sembilan (1).

Three victims were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The youngest victim was 33.

Details of the deceased are recorded at Malaysiakini’s Covid-19 tracker site.

Clusters

The number of active Covid-19 clusters stands at 390. For reference, there were 258 active clusters when the emergency was declared on Jan 11.

A total of 86 clusters reported new cases today including the new Jalan Dataran cluster (88 cases) in Negeri Sembilan.

There were 17 new clusters classified today. Sarawak alone saw five new clusters. Four clusters involve government schools or other types of learning institutions.

Nanga Tajam cluster
District(s): Selangau and Sibu in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Nanga Tajam, Batang Oya, Selangau
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 26, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 34 out of 104 screened

Sungai Ranan cluster
District(s): Kanowit in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Sungai Ranan, Kanowit
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 10, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 31 out of 191 screened

Sungai Ngungun cluster
District(s): Kanowit in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Vicinity of Sungai Ngungun, Kanowit
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 12, pre-hospitalisation screening
Total infected: 27 out of 65 screened

Kampung Bergosong cluster
District(s): Tawau in Sabah
Locality/Source: Social event on April 8 at index case’s residence at Kampung Bergosong, Pulau Sebatik, Tawau
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 23, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 21 out of 32 screened

Kampung Hilir Alor Gajah cluster
District(s): Alor Gajah in Malacca
Locality/Source: Index case’s residence at Kampung Hilir, Kuala Sungai Baru, Alor Gajah
Cluster category: Community
First case: April 20, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 18 out of 528 screened

Kemayang cluster
District(s): Bachok, Tumpat and Kota Bharu in Kelantan
Locality/Source: A business premise at Kota Bharu and vicinity of Kampung Kemayang, Bachok
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 27, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 15 out of 27 screened

Jalan Taming Dua cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat in Selangor
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Taming 2, Taman Taming Jaya, Balakong, Hulu Langat
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 24, targeted screening
Total infected: 12 out of 264 screened

Air Padang cluster
District(s): Miri and Kuching in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Government building at Jalan Padang, Miri
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 10, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 19 out of 203 screened

Perusahaan Baru Dua cluster
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Tengah, Seberang Perai Selatan and Timur Laut in Penang
Locality/Source: A factory at Lorong Perusahaan Baru 2, Kawasan Perusahaan Perai, Seberang Perai Tengah
Cluster category: Workplace, targeted screening
First case: April 17
Total infected: 113 out of 3,453 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Todak Satu cluster
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah in Penang
Locality/Source: A construction site at Jalan Todak 1, Pusat Bandar Seberang Jaya, Seberang Perai Tengah
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 16, index case screening prior to new employment
Total infected: 23 out of 61 screened

Jalan Wau cluster
District(s): Petaling and Sepang in Selangor
Locality/Source: School at Jalan Wau 11/1, Seksyen 11, Shah Alam
Cluster category: MOE regulated institution
First case: April 13, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 37 out of 356 screened

Chersonese cluster
District(s): Kerian in Perak
Locality/Source: School at Ladang Chersonese, Kuala Krau
Cluster category: MOE regulated institution
First case: April 24, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 17 out of 212 screened

Jalan Agama cluster
District(s): Miri in Sarawak
Locality/Source: Educational institution at Jalan Agama, Lutong, Miri
Cluster category: Education (other)
First case: April 17, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 38 out of 95 screened

Jalan Dataran cluster
District(s): Seremban, Port Dickson, Jempol, Jelebu and Tampin in Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: Educational institution at Jalan Dataran Sentral 3, Dataran Sentral, Seremban
Cluster category: Education (other)
First case: April 28, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 96 out of 151 screened

Taman Bukit Hijau cluster
District(s): Cheras in Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Elderly care centre at Taman Bukit Hijau, Cheras
Cluster category: High-risk group
First case: April 24, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 11 out of 28 screened

Pagar Rimba cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru in Johor
Locality/Source: A detention centre at Jalan Rimba, Bandar Seri Alam, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Detention centre
First case: April 30, pre-detention screening
Total infected: 12 out of 36 screened

Jalan Sultanah cluster
District(s): Kluang in Johor
Locality/Source: Vcinity of Jalan Sultanah, Kluang
Cluster category: Religious event
First case: April 23, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 22 out of 106 screened

Source:Malaysiakini