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Covid-19 (July 15): Record 13,215 cases, new highs in S'gor, NS, Kedah and Penang
Published:  Jul 15, 2021 3:15 PM
Updated: 12:18 PM

COVID-19 | The country today saw another record high of new Covid-19 infections, breaching 13,000 new cases in one day for the first time.

The Health Ministry today reported 13,215 new Covid-19 cases, setting a new record high for the third consecutive day.

It's also the third day in a row where new cases are in the five digits.

  • Active cases: 108,369
  • Patients in ICUs: 885
  • Intubated: 432

Selangor also broke 6,000 new cases in a day for the first time, registering a new record high of 6,120.

Negeri Sembilan also saw a record high of 1,603 after already setting a new record yesterday with 1,537 cases.

Likewise, Kedah and Penang also broke records, registering 695 and 509 new cases respectively.

Previously, Kedah's record was 544 new cases and Penang's record was 421 cases, both on May 28.

Both Penang and Pahang have regressed from the threshold needed to be in Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP).

Penang's seven-day average of new daily Covid-19 cases stood at 250, above the threshold of 217 while Pahang's average is 288, above the limit of 206.

Sabah, Sarawak, Perak, Terengganu, Kelantan and Perlis are still within the threshold that qualifies them for Phase 2, which allows more businesses to operate but most other restrictions remain.

Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz had said states that have entered Phase 2 won't be reversed back to the previous phase.

Deaths

There were 110 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 6,613.

Most of the deaths are recorded in Selangor (45), followed by Kuala Lumpur (23), Negeri Sembilan (11), Johor (7), Pahang (5), Sarawak (4), Kedah (4), Malacca (3), Kelantan (3), Sabah (2), Penang (1), Labuan (1) and Perak (1).

Fifteen of the deceased had died before being brought to a hospital, most of them (9) in Kuala Lumpur.

New cases by states

Selangor (6,120)
Negeri Sembilan (1,603)
Kuala Lumpur (1,499)
Kedah (695)
Johor (599)
Penang (509)
Malacca (484)
Sabah (370)
Sarawak (363)
Perak (344)
Kelantan (255)
Pahang (222)
Terengganu (70)
Putrajaya (53)
Labuan (26)
Perlis (3)

Clusters

A total of 873 out of 3,168 clusters are still active. This includes the 26 new clusters reported today.

Most of the new clusters (15) are workplace clusters, but large outbreaks have also been recorded in three detention centres and two institutions of higher learning.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Industri Teknologi Cheng Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 68 out of 299 screened

Jalan Anggerik Muar
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 68 out of 162 screened

Industri Jalan Perusahaan Lima
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 48 out of 360 screened

Industri Jalan Besi Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 45 out of 360 screened

Salak Land
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 41 out of 187 screened

Persiaran Tun Perak
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 29 out of 169 screened

Industri Batu 34 Dengkil – Banting
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 27 out of 91 screened

Jalan Angkasa Mas Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 18 out of 67 screened

Persiaran Anggun
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 16 out of 69 screened

Jalan Seri Utara
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 14 out of 22 screened

Satu Timur
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 14 out of 45 screened

Bintang Meranti
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai, Kepong, Titiwangsa, Cheras
Total infected: 13 out of 211 screened

Lebuh Tanjung Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 12 out of 41 screened

Industri Dewani Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 7 out of 54 screened

Jalan Pinang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai and Titiwangsa
Total infected: 7 out of 98 screened

Sri Sabah
Category: Community
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 91 out of 627 screened

Desa Temuan
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 55 out of 91 screened

Kota Klias
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Beaufort
Total infected: 44 out of 71 screened

Taman Pelangi Kluang
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 17 out of 116 screened

Jalan Kampung Permatang Pasir
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 14 out of 24 screened

Langkap
Category: Community
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Kuala Pilah
Total infected: 12 out of 109 screened

Tembok Pengkalan Chepa 2
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Machang
Total infected: 105 out of 589 screened

Tembok Ayer Keroh
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah, Jasin and Alor Gajah
Total infected: 42 out of 120 screened

Pagar Tropika Satu
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 34 out of 138 screened

Jalan Gombak 3
Category: Pendidikan Tinggi
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 62 out of 527 screened

Lingkaran Wawasan
Category: Pendidikan Tinggi
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 40 out of 118 screened



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