COVID-19 | A total of 360 people have died from Covid-19 in a single day.
The fatalities are a significant jump from the previous record of 257 deaths in a day, set just four days ago on Aug 4.
A total of 1,723 people have died from Covid-19 this month so far.
The Health Ministry also reported 18,688 new cases amid records set in Sabah and Kedah.
The two states are at the bottom in terms of the single-dose vaccination rate at 37.8 percent and 43.4 percent respectively.
As of last night, the estimated daily R-naught for the country was 1.08. An R-naught of 1.00 and above suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was accelerating.
Apart from Labuan, nowhere else in the country has an R-naught of less than 1.00. The R-naught is the highest in Kelantan (1.25) and Perlis (1.45).
A total of 17,055 Covid-19 patients recovered today but they were still outpaced by new infections, contributing to a rise in active cases.
The cumulative cases now stand at 1,262,540.
- Active cases: 225,393
- Patients in ICU: 1,095
- Intubated: 571
Deaths
The 360 fatalities today put the death toll at 10,749.
The vast majority of the deaths were in Selangor with 221.
The remaining deaths were in Kuala Lumpur (41), Malacca (20), Perak (17), Penang (15), Johor (14), Kedah (7), Negeri Sembilan (6), Pahang (6), Sabah (5), Terengganu (5), Putrajaya (2) and Kelantan (1).
New cases by states
Selangor (6,565)
Kuala Lumpur (1,883)
Kedah (1,610)
Sabah (1,379)
Johor (1,308)
Negeri Sembilan (1,140)
Kelantan (870)
Perak (861)
Penang (694)
Pahang (602)
Terengganu (598)
Sarawak (581)
Malacca (526)
Putrajaya (63)
Perlis (6)
Labuan (2)
Clusters
A total of 1,213 out of 3,938 clusters are still active. They include the 39 new clusters reported today.
There are 97 more active clusters compared to a week ago when 1,116 active clusters were recorded.
Out of the 39 new clusters, 18 were workplace-related while 15 were community transmissions.
Details of the new clusters are as follows:
Tapak Bina Jalan Aman Serenia
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling and Sepang
Total infected: 36 out of 141 screened
Jalan Kelicap 42B
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 29 out of 60 screened
Industri Lorong Tandang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling
Total infected: 26 out of 58 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Teknokrat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 16 out of 183 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Kuchai Maju
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 118 out of 168 screened
Jalan Rusa 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 28 out of 158 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan U-Thant 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 15 out of 125 screened
Bukit Bakri Muar
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 33 out of 42 screened
Industri Keluli 11
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 27 out of 322 screened
Industri MIEL Gebeng
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 33 out of 224 screened
Industri Gebeng 2/1
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 24 out of 191 screened
Jalan Ding Lik Kwong Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sibu
Total infected: 15 out of 30 screened
Jalan Buan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Tatau
Total infected: 12 out of 21 screened
Bukit Tengah 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Dungun, Kemaman and Kuala Terengganu
Total infected: 126 out of 1,055 screened
Dah Dua Industri Sungai Petani
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kuala Muda
Total infected: 33 out of 102 screened
Persiaran S2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban
Total infected: 15 out of 233 screened
Jalan Pasar Bukit Mertajam 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 12 out of 97 screened
Seksyen 20 Jalan Darul Naim
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Pasir Mas
Total infected: 7 out of 11 screened
Kampung Pasir Kota
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 20 out of 28 screened
Kampung Gok Kapor
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 19 out of 27 screened
Kampung Chenderong Batu Timur
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Tumpat
Total infected: 18 out of 26 screened
Kampung Tok Pah
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 20 screened
Jalan Kuala Besar
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 10 out of 17 screened
Ketapang Hilir Pekan
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Pekan
Total infected: 38 out of 75 screened
Rantau Seroja
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Maran
Total infected: 34 out of 60 screened
Kampung Tersusun
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Lipis
Total infected: 15 out of 308 screened
Jalan Feri Lama
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Rompin
Total infected: 14 out of 34 screened
Gajah Mati Jerantut
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Jerantut
Total infected: 13 out of 95 screened
Taman Malihah
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 40 out of 176 screened
Kampung Pulo Ulu
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 23 out of 119 screened
Pengadang Baru
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Kuala Terengganu
Total infected: 87 out of 763 screened
Desa Enam Belas
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 16 out of 30 screened
Dah Kampung Sawa
Category: Community
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Pendang
Total infected: 40 out of 166 screened
Pagar Bagan Serai
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kerian
Total infected: 50 out of 78 screened
Tembok Penor
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 30 out of 55 screened
Jalan Stutong Baru
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 22 out of 115 screened
Persiaran Lemak
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 14 out of 19 screened
Dah Kampung Derang
Category: Religious event
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kota Setar
Total infected: 38 out of 80 screened
Jalan Kampung Demit
Category: Higher Education
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 20 screened