Klang Valley cases account for 55.3 percent of the national total today, but Johor also recorded a substantial number of cases (17.5 percent).

The number of cases detected through "other screenings" in Kuala Lumpur accounts for 361 out of 678 cases (53.2 percent) of cases.

There is no way to discern how many of these cases were detected among those with symptoms but are not linked to existing clusters because the Kuala Lumpur health department does not provide such figures, unlike Selangor and Perak.

Of the 4,094 new cases, 81.4 percent involved Malaysians.

Details of the new cases, by states, are as follows:

Selangor (1,577)
Existing clusters: 252
New cluster(s): 12 (Jalan Pakat)
Close contacts: 998
Imported: 3
Other screenings: 312

Johor (717)
Existing clusters: 71
New cluster(s): 99 (Jalan Faizal, Jalan Satria, Jalan Dewani Satu)
Close contacts: 348
Other screenings: 199

Kuala Lumpur (678)
Existing clusters: 57
Close contacts: 256
Imported: 4
Other screenings: 361

Sabah (282)
Existing clusters: 7
Close contacts: 185
Other screenings: 90

Sarawak (171)
Existing clusters: 80
New cluster(s): 4 (Indah Riang)
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 86

Penang (99)
Existing clusters: 31
Close contacts: 38
Other screenings: 30

Perak (94)
Existing clusters: 15
Close contacts: 53
Other screenings: 26

Kedah (92)
Existing clusters: 19
Close contacts: 41
Other screenings: 32

Terengganu (80)
Existing clusters: 12
Close contacts: 48
Other screenings: 20

Malacca (73)
Existing clusters: 13
New cluster(s): 3 (Jalan Kejora)
Close contacts: 29
Other screenings: 28

Pahang (72)
Existing clusters: 20
New cluster(s): 13 (Industri Peramu Jaya, Kampung Kemansur)
Close contacts: 22
Other screenings: 17

Labuan (55)
Existing clusters: 32
New cluster(s): 7
Close contacts: 8
Other screenings: 8

Negeri Sembilan (48)
Existing clusters: 16
Close contacts: 19
Other screenings: 13

Kelantan (37)
Existing clusters: 3
Close contacts: 21
Other screenings: 13

Putrajaya (10)
Close contacts: 8
Other screenings: 2

Perlis (9)
Other screenings: 9

Deaths

Ten deaths have been reported today, including two youths with no history of chronic illnesses.

Overall, the deaths were recorded in Selangor (3), Sabah (3), Kuala Lumpur (2), Kedah (1), and Sarawak (1).

The current national Covid-19 death toll stood at 717. The number of Covid-19 deaths this month stood at 246, up from 111 last month.

Details of the deceased, comprising nine Malaysians and one non-citizen, are as follows:

Patient 104,617 - Malaysian male, 67, passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor.

Patient 147,241 - Malaysian female, 78, passed away at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Alor Setar, Kedah.

Patient 152,482 - Malaysian male, 69, passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor.

Patient 154,697 - Malaysian female, 79, passed away at the Sibu Hospital, Sarawak.

Patient 177,985 - Malaysian male, 67, passed away at the Keningau Hospital, Sabah.

Patient 185,121 - Malaysian male, 63, passed away at the Lahad Datu Hospital, Sabah

Patient 185,180 - Malaysian male, 62, passed away and body brought to Lahad Datu Hospital, Sabah.

Patient 188,114 - Malaysian female, 89, passed away at the Ampang Hospital, Selangor.

Patient 192,098 - Malaysian male, 22, passed away at the Chancellor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

Patient 191,252 - Non-citizen male, 32, passed away and body brought to the Kajang Hospital, Selangor.

For the last two cases that involved young adults, their case numbers suggest they were diagnosed sometime between noon of Jan 26 and the noon of Jan 27.

Nevertheless, it appears Patient 191,252 had not been admitted to a hospital by the time of death.

For context, in fatal Covid-19 cases, death usually occurs two to eight weeks after the onset of symptoms.

Clusters

The Health Ministry reported that 89 out of 372 active Covid-19 clusters had new cases today.

The Hentian cluster that started near a bus terminal in Kajang, Selangor, recorded 88 new cases, followed by the Pasai cluster that is raging in Sibu district, Sarawak, with 73 new cases today.

The Health Ministry reported another nine new clusters today. Details are as follows:

Jalan Faizal cluster
District(s): Pontian, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Faizal, Pekan Nanas
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 21
Total infected: 68

Jalan Satria cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Satria 2, JB Perdana Industrial Park, Skudai
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 28
Total infected: 38

Jalan Dewani Satu cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Dewani 1, off Jalan Tampoi, Temenggong Industrial Zone
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 28
Total infected: 16

Industri Peramu Jaya cluster
District(s): Pekan, Pahang
Locality/Source: Factory at Jalan Pekan-Kuantan, Peramu Jaya Industrial Zone
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 23
Total infected: 11

Taman Mahkota Impian cluster
District(s): Taman Mahkota Impian, Labuan
Locality/Source: Childcare facility
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 28
Total infected: 7

Jalan Pakat cluster
District(s): Kuala Selangor, Selangor
Locality/Source: Jalan Pakat, Ijok
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 22
Total infected: 27

Indah Riang cluster
District(s): Kuching, Simunjan, Samarahan, and Saratok, Sarawak
Locality/Source: Social function attended by the index case who lives at Bandar Baru Samariang
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 23
Total infected: 20

Kampung Kemansur cluster
District(s): Bentong, Pahang
Locality/Source: Kampung Kamunsur
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 16
Total infected: 11

Jalan Kejora cluster
District(s): Melaka Tengah, Alor Gajah, and Jasin, Malacca; Bandar Baharu, Kedah
Locality/Source: Jalan Kejora 3, Taman Tanjung Minyak, Melaka Tengah
Cluster category: High-risk group
First case: Jan 15
Total infected: 36