COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 22,642 new cases of Covid-19 today.
Four states - Kedah, Johor, Perak, and Kelantan reported record highs.
Sabah is reporting more than 3,000 cases for the second day in a row.
Meanwhile, Selangor is also experiencing a resurgence in cases, after cases dipped below 6,000 for three days.
Overall, nine states and territories reported four-digit cases today.
Meanwhile, a total of 171,327 people had been sample for Covid-19 in the 24 hours up to noon today. This yields an unofficial test positivity rate of 13.22 percent.
For context, the average test positivity rate for the last 14 days including today is 13.86 percent.
The test positivity rate has exceeded 10 percent for 36 consecutive days, which suggest a persistently high degree of under-testing and the actual number of Covid-19 cases is likely significantly higher than the reported figures.
- Active cases: 264,292
- Patients in ICUs: 1,003
- Intubated: 490
Despite these setbacks, both ICU and ventilator usage are on a one-month low.
The last time the number of ICU patients were lower than today's figures was on July 25 with 970 cases, while ventilator use was 468 on July 24.
The numbers are for confirmed Covid-19 cases only and do not include 'probable' cases that were still pending confirmation on the reporting date.
Deaths
A total of 265 Covid-19 fatalities have been reported today, bringing the total death toll to 14,818. This includes 66 today who have no history of chronic illness.
Selangor is back on top of the list with 105 deaths reported today, followed by Johor (39), Sabah (23), Kedah (19), Penang (18), Kuala Lumpur (18), Negeri Sembilan (12), Perak (9), Sarawak (6), Pahang (5), Kelantan (5), Malacca (4), Terengganu (2).
Sixty-nine of the deceased had died before they were brought to a hospital, mostly in Selangor (25) and Sabah (12).
Cases by state
Selangor (6,325)
Sabah (3,224)
Kedah (2,279)
Johor (1,832)
Sarawak (1,667)
Penang (1,427)
Kelantan (1,424)
Perak (1,390)
Kuala Lumpur (1,128)
Terengganu (744)
Pahang (522)
Malacca (342)
Negeri Sembilan (269)
Perlis (44)
Putrajaya (21)
Labuan (4)
Clusters
A total of 1,458 out of 4,548 clusters are still active. This includes the 42 new clusters reported today.
Overall, 23 of the new clusters today are workplace clusters, and another 13 are community clusters. Five clusters involved high-risk groups, and one involved a detention centre.
Details of the new clusters are as follow:
Tapak Bina Persiaran Puncak Alam 11
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor, Petaling and Klang
Total infected: 48 out of 150 screened
Tapak Bina Persiaran Emas
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 46 out of 75 screened
Industri Anggerik Mokara 59
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 41 out of 55 screened
Jalan Lalang Batu 30
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 40 out of 52 screened
Jalan Western 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 18 out of 323 screened
Jalan Perak Empat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 49 out of 420 screened
Jalan Kampung Kelicap
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 35 out of 961 screened
Industri Jalan Teknologi Simpang Renggam
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 19 out of 136 screened
Sungai Dinar
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian
Total infected: 18 out of 84 screened
Tenggaroh 11
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Mersing
Total infected: 16 out of 161 screened
Jalan Serasa
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 38 out of 467 screened
Jalan LKS Kuala Krai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kuala Krai
Total infected: 29 out of 87 screened
Lebuhraya Rantau Panjang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 11 out of 23 screened
Industri Kanthan Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 75 out of 337 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan PC 10
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Muallim
Total infected: 26 out of 37 screened
Tapak Bina Jalan Jelawai Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Muallim
Total infected: 24 out of 115 screened
Pesara Kampung Jawa
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Barat Daya and Timur Laut
Total infected: 49 out of 190 screened
Lorong Perusahaan 8C
Category: Tempat kerja
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 29 out of 210 screened
Lorong Perusahaan Maju Dua
Category: Tempat kerja
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah
Total infected: 28 out of 174 screened
Dah Lima Industri Kulim
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim, Bandar Baharu and Kuala Muda
Total infected: 54 out of 187 screened
Dah Enam Industri Kulim
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim and Baling
Total infected: 42 out of 93 screened
Tapak Bina Persiaran Tecoma 2
Category: Tempat kerja
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 94 out of 190 screened
Industri Gebeng 3/2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 49 out of 1,093 screened
Kampung Kenanga Labok
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Machang
Total infected: 17 out of 30 screened
Jerek Baru
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 15 out of 22 screened
Kampung Lata Rek
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kuala Krai
Total infected: 10 out of 44 screened
Kampung Jeram Pasir Puteh
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 9 out of 12 screened
Kampung Bendang Ikan
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 8 out of 13 screened
Papulut Kenering
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hulu Perak
Total infected: 28 out of 99 screened
Jalan Nakhoda Manjung
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Manjung
Total infected: 17 out of 101 screened
Perhentian
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Besut
Total infected: 75 out of 1,124 screened
Kampung Limbong
Category: Community
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Dungun
Total infected: 52 out of 173 screened
Jalan Rejab
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 5 out of 41 screened
Kampung Jeram
Category: Community
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban
Total infected: 13 out of 92 screened
Opar
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bau
Total infected: 66 out of 131 screened
Lorong Enam Sekinchan
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 10 out of 30 screened
Jalan Kampung Tengah Muar
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 31 out of 95 screened
Jalan Mutiara Emas Utama
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru and Muar
Total infected: 11 out of 92 screened
Jalan Assam Kumbang
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 6 out of 44 screened
Jalan Hospital Sri Aman
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sri Aman
Total infected: 22 out of 217 screened
Jalan Sepang 2
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 8 out of 14 screened
Pagar Jalan Bakau Condong
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 17 out of 67 screened
