The Petaling district - which covers the most densely populated areas of Selangor - reported 1,530 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours.

The figure is nearly half the total number of new cases (3,126) reported by Selangor Health Department today.

The Petaling district covers major townships such as Petaling Jaya, Bandar Utama, Subang Jaya, Puchong, Shah Alam, Sungai Buloh and Bukit Raja, among others. 

Two-thirds of the new cases (1,012) in the Petaling district were detected among close contacts while only 6.3 percent were cases linked to clusters.

There were 42 cases detected among those with symptoms but were not linked to clusters or known to be close contacts.

There were 37 cases detected among those who were subjected to screening before they joined a new workplace, took a flight or before they were warded at a hospital.

There were four cases among those who voluntarily got tested for Covid-19.