COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 1,178 new Covid-19 cases, a return to normal levels after a steep rise yesterday.

Sarawak and Selangor recorded the highest number of new cases at 238 and 237 respectively.

Other areas that recorded three-digit cases include Penang, Johor and Kuala Lumpur.

The new cases put the cumulative infection figure to date at 346,678.

Malaysians made up the bulk of new cases (74.4 percent).

• Active cases: 14,399
• Patients in ICU: 163
• Intubated: 81

States

Close contacts of Covid-19 patients formed the majority (68 percent) of new cases in Sarawak, which has been reporting new cases in the low three digits since mid-February. 

Kuala Lumpur notably had 101 new cases, after nine days of reporting numbers in the double digits. 

Deaths

There were six new Covid-19 deaths reported today, bringing the national death toll to 1,278.

These deaths were reported in Sarawak (2), Johor (1), Kelantan (1) and Sabah (1).

The victims were age between 54 and 81. Two victims were brought to the hospital dead.

Details of the victims are available on Malaysiakini's Covid-19 tracker site.

Clusters

The Health Ministry today reported that 362 clusters were still active of which 55 saw new cases.

The cluster with the most new cases is the Jelawat cluster involving which involved a factory in Penang, but the cluster has spread to Kedah and Perak.

There were six new clusters classified by the Health Ministry today.

Notably, the Jalan Sungai Ramal cluster involved two schools in Kajang, Selangor.

Jalan Sungai Ramal cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat in Selangor
Locality/Source: Two educational institutions in Jalan Sungai Ramal and Taman Sri Kenari, Kajang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 24, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 15 out of 312 screened

Bukit Serdang cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat and Petaling in Selangor
Locality/Source: A factory at Taman Bukit Serdang, Seri Kembangan
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 25, targeted screening
Total infected: 29 out of 184 screened

Teluk Kumbar cluster
District(s): Barat Daya in Penang
Locality/Source: Vicinity of an educational institute in Bandar Baru Teluk Kumbar, Bayan Lepas, Barat Daya
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 25, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 12 out of 262 screened

Kait Gading cluster
District(s): Batu Pahat in Johor
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Wawasan 16, Kawasan Perindustrian Sri Gading, Batu Pahat
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 31, targeted screening
Total infected: 65 out of 429 screened

Jalan Permas Cetak cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru in Johor
Locality/Source: A factory at Jalan Permas Jaya 9/13, Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, Masai, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: April 1, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 9 out of 23 screened

Taman Emas cluster
District(s): Lipis in Pahang
Locality/Source: Index case's residence at Taman Emas, Lipis
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 25, index case discovered through community screening
Total infected: 16 out of 172 screened

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