COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 6,658 new Covid-19 cases.
There were also 107 deaths, the sixth time that reported deaths have been in the triple digits. More than half of the deaths were in the Klang Valley.
Meanwhile, the total number of patients who recovered from Covid-19 since last year has now reached 700,215.
However, the 5,677 recoveries today were outpaced by new infections leading to a rise in the number of active cases.
- Active cases: 66,958
- Patients in ICU: 892
- Intubated: 443
Breakdown by states
The situation in Selangor (3,047) has gotten progressively worse over the past two weeks. The last time there were more than 3,000 cases in the state was exactly a month ago.
Selangor (3,047)
Negeri Sembilan (699)
Kuala Lumpur (616)
Johor (414)
Sarawak (361)
Malacca (345)
Sabah (322)
Pahang (200)
Kedah (145)
Penang (142)
Labuan (108)
Perak (101)
Kelantan (89)
Terengganu (51)
Putrajaya (16)
Perlis (2)
Deaths
There 107 fatalities today brought the cumulative death toll to 5434.
The new deaths were recorded in Selangor (51), Kuala Lumpur (21), Negeri Sembilan (11), Johor (6), Pahang (5), Kedah (5), Malacca (4), Sarawak (1), Perak (1), Sabah (1) and Labuan (1).
The youngest victims were two men aged 27 and 28. Six other victims were aged between 32 and 36. The other fatalities were between 42 and 92 years old.
For a detailed breakdown of the reported deaths today, please refer to our Covid-19 tracker site.
Clusters
A total of 871 out of 2,901 clusters are still active. This includes the 19 new clusters reported today.
Details of the new clusters are as follow:
Industri Seri Kembangan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 144 out of 678 screened
Jalan Haji Taha
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching, Asajaya, Bau, Samarahan and Serian
Total infected: 121 out of 294 screened
Industri Sungai Sembrong
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 68 out of 830 screened
Industri Taming Jaya
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat and Petaling
Total infected: 52 out of 94 screened
Jalan Sri Raya
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 51 out of 79 screened
Industri Jalan Tech Valley Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban
Total infected: 40 out of 71 screened
Jalan Harmonium Tebrau
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 19 out of 345 screened
Lingkaran Syed Putra
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 16 out of 126 screened
Jalan Songsang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Temerloh
Total infected: 15 out of 114 screened
Industri Jalan Murni 12
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 14 out of 111 screened
Zone B Selatan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang, Petaling, Hulu Langat and Klang
Total infected: 14 out of 67 screened
Industri Jalan Sultan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 13 out of 121 screened
Perindustrian Bakri Tiga
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 12 out of 86 screened
Nusa Perintis Enam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru, Kota Tinggi and Pontian
Total infected: 11 out of 35 screened
Lorong Perusahaan Empat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 9 out of 31 screened
Jalan Nagasari Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 6 out of 40 screened
Dah Mata Ayer
Category: Community
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Langkawi
Total infected: 25 out of 104 screened
Kampung Jaya Setia Badang
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 19 screened
Pagar Tebedu
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Tebedu and Serian
Total infected: 29 out of 29 screened
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