The Health Ministry today reported 5,586 new Covid-19 cases and 60 deaths.

The new locally transmitted infections comprised 74.98 percent Malaysians and 25.02 percent non-citizens.

The Klang Valley accounted for 50.94 percent (2,844 cases) of new local infections while East Malaysia made up 14.08 percent (786 cases).

A total of 4,777 Covid-19 patients recovered today but they were outpaced by new infections, contributing to a rise in active cases.

• Active cases: 61,395
• Patients in ICUs: 886
• Intubated: 446

 Deaths

There were 60 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 4,944.

The new deaths were recorded in Selangor (20), Kuala Lumpur (16), Kelantan (6), Johor (5), Negeri Sembilan (4), Sarawak (3), Pahang (2), Malacca (2), Kedah (1) and Labuan (1).

The youngest victim was a 20-year-old man suffering from obesity who died at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang. 

There were also three other relatively young Covid-19 patients who died, aged 26, 27 and 28 respectively. All three also suffered from obesity.

The remaining deaths were aged between 32 and 88.

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

New cases by states

Selangor (2,212)
Kuala Lumpur (628)
Sarawak (513)
Negeri Sembilan (501)
Malacca (380)
Johor (312)
Perak (229)
Sabah (190)
Pulau Pinang (138)
Kelantan (133)
Kedah (129)
Pahang (118)
Labuan (83)
Terengganu (16)
Putrajaya (4)
Perlis (0)

Clusters

A total of 874 out of 2,772 clusters are still active. This includes the 17 new clusters reported today.

This was compared to a total of 834 active clusters a week ago.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Industri Rawang Bestari
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak and Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 57 out of 135 screened

Industri Kampung Sungai Bakau
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 134 out of 190 screened

Tapak Bina Jade
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 42 out of 208 screened

Industri Jalan Sungai Tua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 122 out of 137 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Kuching
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 99 out of 401 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Residen Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 9 out of 544 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Kiara Lima
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 28 out of 147 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Belfield
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 20 out of 102 screened

Pekeliling Tanjung 27
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 35 out of 177 screened

Murni Sepang
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 100 out of 220 screened

Linau Kumpang
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Belud
Total infected: 29 out of 55 screened

Kuarters Bata Durok
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Keningau
Total infected: 12 out of 44 screened

Kampung Gong Depu
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 11 out of 32 screened

Kampung Melor Lama
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 15 out of 47 screened

Jalan 12 Kampar
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kampar
Total infected: 9 out of 42 screened

Tembok Kota Kinabalu
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Papar
Total infected: 34 out of 422 screened

Jalan Stampin
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 19 out of 46 screened