The Health Ministry today reported 5,738 new Covid-19 cases amidst a surge in Negeri Sembilan.

The number of Covid-19 patients needing intensive care has finally dropped after increasing non-stop for 43 days.

The number of active Covid-19 cases is on a 12-day downtrend.

As of yesterday, the national registration rate for Covid-19 vaccines stood at 62.53 percent while 15.52 percent out of an estimated adult population of 23.4 million have received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose. The data is obtained from the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) website.

Active cases: 66,097
Patients in ICU: 909
Intubated: 441

States

Selangor (1,858)
Negeri Sembilan (1,086)
Kuala Lumpur (641)
Sarawak (559)
Johor (449)
Sabah (248)
Kedah (197)
Malacca (184)
Kelantan (154)
Penang (97)
Labuan (97)
Terengganu (77)
Pahang (54)
Perak (30)
Putrajaya (7)
Perlis (0)

The new case count for Negeri Sembilan (1,086) today was nearly double of the average reported over the past week.

In a statement, the state’s Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun said the surge is due to targeted screening being conducted by employers, particularly in the industrial sector in Seremban.

The breakdown of cases today by type of screening in the state is as follows:

- 36 percent from clusters.

78 percent involve industrial sector workers.
13 percent involve special care centres.
9 percent involve community clusters.

- 41 percent from contact tracing.

- 23 percent sporadic.

53 percent from work-related screening and screening of industrial sector workers who have reported symptoms.

In Selangor (1,858), a disturbingly high one in 5.5 individuals tested positive for Covid-19 only after reporting symptoms.

These cases are not linked to existing clusters or are known close contacts thus are termed "sporadic cases" by the authorities.

As of yesterday, the R-naught for the entire country was 0.93. A R-naught of less than 1.00 would suggest that the spread of Covid-19 was decelerating.

The only regions where the R-naught was still more than 1.00 are Sabah, Labuan and Negeri Sembilan.

The regions with the lowest R-naught are Kelantan (0.75), Terengganu (0.76) and Pahang (0.79).

Deaths

Another 60 deaths attributed to Covid-19 were reported by the Health Ministry. The national death toll now stood at 4,202.

Selangor reported the most deaths (20) followed by Negeri Sembilan (10), Johor (9), Sabah (4), Labuan (4), Kuala Lumpur (3), Sarawak (2), Malacca (2), Kedah (2), Perak (1), Terengganu (1), Kelantan (1) and Penang (1).

There were two victims who were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. Five of the victims were age 40 and below.

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

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 795 active Covid-19 clusters. On May 17, there were 484 active clusters.

There were 25 new clusters classified today, of which 20 were related to workplaces.

Industri Jalan Balakong Impian cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 9 out of 20 screened

Industri Jalan Utarid U5 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling, Gombak, Kuala Selangor and Klang
Total infected: 73 out of 87 screened

Industri Solok Waja Dua cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 32 out of 41 screened

Industri Batu Empat Sungai Pelek cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 21 out of 126 screened

Industri Kilometer 15 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat and Klang
Total infected: 35 out of 596 screened

Industri Jalan KB 15 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling and Hulu Langat
Total infected: 24 out of 213 screened

Jalan Ho Koon Suan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 11 out of 22 screened

Jalan Masyhur Empat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 20 out of 89 screened

Jalan Seri Alam cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 9 out of 154 screened

Jalan Teluk Sengat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 12 out of 133 screened

Jalan Perindustrian Enam cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Total infected: 53 out of 62 screened

Jalan Pamol cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 14 out of 178 screened

Dah Industri Desa cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kuala Muda
Total infected: 13 out of 79 screened

Dah Industri Hitam cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kubang Pasu
Total infected: 11 out of 82 screened

Dah Industri Bakar cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kuala Muda, Baling, Sik and Yan
Total infected: 33 out of 436 screened

Dah Segar Indah cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Langkawi
Total infected: 20 out of 147 screened

Lorong Industri Tujuh cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 21 out of 96 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Gelugor cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara
Total infected: 28 out of 375 screened

Sawai Niah cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Subis and Miri
Total infected: 32 out of 375 screened

Pondok Batu Lapan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban
Total infected: 58 out of 76 screened

Jalan Kidurong Empat cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bintulu
Total infected: 18 out of 43 screened

Tanjung Ketom cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Kuala Terengganu and Marang
Total infected: 43 out of 666 screened

Bari cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Kuala Pilah
Total infected: 47 out of 150 screened

Bukit Godek cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 30 out of 66 screened

Taman Midah cluster
Category: Educational institution not regulated by the MOE
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 12 out of 38 screened