The Health Ministry today reported 23,564 new Covid-19 cases - a new record. This brings the total number of cases to date to 1,513,024.
Active cases are on a 54-day climb while the number of patients needing intensive care or ventilators have remained mostly unchanged for the past three weeks.
As of noon today, the Health Ministry has collected 162,473 samples to test for Covid-19. As such the unofficial "positivity rate" is 14.5 percent. This figure has been in the double digits for 30 days continuously.
- Active cases: 257,417
- Patients in ICU: 1,062
- Intubated: 518
Deaths
There are 233 Covid-19 fatalities reported today, bringing the cumulative death toll to 13,713.
Selangor reported the most deaths (101) , followed by Kuala Lumpur (31), Johor (23), Sabah (17), Perak (16), Penang (15), Negeri Sembilan (11), Kedah (9), Terengganu (4), Kelantan (3) and Pahang (3).
There were 60 victims who were brought to the hospital dead.
New cases by state
Record numbers were also set in Sabah (2,738), Sarawak (2,548), Perak (1,248) and Perlis (64).
As of yesterday, the R-naught for the country has remained at 1.04 for the third straight day. A R-naught of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was accelerating.
The R-naught is highest in Perlis (1.31), Sabah (1.22) and Sarawak (1.21). The only regions where the R-naught is less than 1.00 are Negeri Sembilan, Labuan, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur.
Selangor (6,974)
Sabah (2,738)
Sarawak (2,548)
Kedah (1,932)
Kuala Lumpur (1,652)
Penang (1,523)
Johor (1,323)
Kelantan (1,281)
Perak (1,248)
Malacca (610)
Negeri Sembilan (608)
Terengganu (521)
Pahang (517)
Perlis (64)
Putrajaya (24)
Labuan (1)
Clusters
The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 1,422 active Covid-19 clusters.
Another 38 new clusters were classified today, of which 22 were related to workplaces.
Tapak Bina Jalan Damai Raya cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 185 out of 251 screened
Industri Kampung Jaya 2 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 115 out of 438 screened
Industri Rinching Hulu Dua cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 53 out of 87 screened
Industri Dua Balakong Tujuh cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 29 out of 46 screened
Tapak Bina Dua Bukit Raja cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 23 out of 124 screened
Jalan Tun Salleh cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 14 out of 55 screened
Industri Batu Lima Lorong Manan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 9 out of 21 screened
Industri Jalan Dua Perkampungan Perabot cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 8 out of 35 screened
Jalan Seringgok cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bau
Total infected: 20 out of 63 screened
Sawit Sukau cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kinabatangan and Lahad Datu
Total infected: 30 out of 106 screened
Jalan Bagan 12 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 43 out of 104 screened
Jalan Butterworth cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara
Total infected: 26 out of 187 screened
Halaman Kampung Jawa cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Barat Daya
Total infected: 21 out of 779 screened
Jalan Sungai Puyu cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara
Total infected: 9 out of 158 screened
Industri Perusahaan Dua Buntar cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kerian
Total infected: 85 out of 970 screened
Jalan Teknologi Tiga cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kampar
Total infected: 14 out of 51 screened
Jalan Post Office Lama cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Machang
Total infected: 12 out of 17 screened
Kampung Rantau Panjang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 7 out of 55 screened
Industri Belati Kempas cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 38 out of 111 screened
Industri Kampung Parit Baru cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian
Total infected: 37 out of 235 screened
Jalan Sagai Empat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 36 out of 75 screened
Jalan Sri Bengkal cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 12 out of 325 screened
Kampung Pak Pura cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 26 out of 30 screened
Pasir Jelatang cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 20 screened
Lubok Jambu Mulong cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 11 out of 15 screened
Kampung Hutan Buloh cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 9 out of 15 screened
Jalan Masjid Kampung Bakong cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 6 out of 6 screened
Kampung Telemin cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Lipis
Total infected: 25 out of 114 screened
Kampung Sungai Lebak cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong
Total infected: 21 out of 308 screened
Jalan Ah Cheong Intan cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak
Total infected: 30 out of 83 screened
Lorong Teruntum cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 115 out of 284 screened
Long Urun cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Belaga
Total infected: 79 out of 218 screened
Kampung Goebilt cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 65 out of 151 screened
Kampung Muara Tebas 2 cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 64 out of 135 screened
Lorong Temenggung Haji Gobil cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 37 out of 60 screened
Jalan Lama Dorani cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 18 out of 48 screened
Kampung Pantai Melawi cluster
Category: Education
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 26 out of 40 screened
Taman Bayam Baru cluster
Category: Education
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok
Total infected: 13 out of 25 screened