COVID-19 | The Health Ministry reported 24,599 new Covid-19 cases, a record high partly contributed by the worsening situation beyond the Klang Valley.

Three states hit record highs today, all outside the Klang Valley. They are Sabah, Penang and Johor.

Sabah reported 3,487 infections, the third day in a row where cases in the state were above 3,000.

Meanwhile, Johor broke 2,000 cases for the first time, hitting a record 2,785.

Penang also recorded the highest case number in the state with 2,078, the second time where fresh infections surpassed 2,000 there.

Active cases: 265,841
Patients in ICUs: 990
Intubated: 487

A total of 160,196 people have undergone Covid-19 testing in the 24 hours up to noon today, yielding an unofficial test positivity rate of 15.36 percent. The average for the past 14 days was 14.06 percent.

The high number suggests a significant degree of under-testing, so the actual number of cases is likely much higher than what was reported.

The test positivity rate has exceeded 10 percent for 37 consecutive days.

Deaths

A record high of 393 deaths was recorded today, surpassing the previous record of 360 on Aug 8.

This brings the death toll to 15,211 people.

For context, the average number of medically certified deaths due to all causes in 2019 was 299 per day. Today is the second time this benchmark has been exceeded by Covid-19 deaths alone.

[Note: Non-medically certified deaths (mostly deaths due to old age) accounts for another 176.9 deaths per day to the pre-pandemic death statistics.]

Most of the new deaths were reported in Selangor (125), followed by Kuala Lumpur (61), Johor (48), Malacca (33; new record), Penang (31; new record), Sabah (26), Negeri Sembilan (20), Kedah (15), Perak (15), Kelantan (9), Pahang (8), and Terengganu (2).

They include 65 people with no history of chronic illness.

One hundred of the deceased had died before being brought to a hospital, mostly in Kuala Lumpur (35), Selangor (23) and Negeri Sembilan (11).

New cases by states

Selangor (6,936)
Sabah (3,487)
Johor (2,785)
Penang (2,078)
Sarawak (2,024)
Kedah (1,538)
Kelantan (1,312)
Perak (1,170)
Kuala Lumpur (881)
Pahang (690)
Terengganu (567)
Negeri Sembilan (526)
Malacca (515)
Perlis (67)
Putrajaya (20)
Labuan (3)

Clusters

A total of 1,471 out of 4,583 clusters are still active, which accounts for 2,711 (11.02 percent) of today's cases. This includes 35 new clusters.

Twenty of the new clusters are workplace clusters, nine are community clusters, and four involve high-risk groups.

There was also one new detention centre cluster and one educational facility cluster.

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Industri Dua Sungai Lalang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 86 out of 170 screened

Tapak Bina Persiaran Alam Sari
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 79 out of 128 screened

Ladang Pulau Carey
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 58 out of 157 screened

Industri Perusahaan Suria
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak, Klang and Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 44 out of 417 screened

Industri Batu 14 1/2 Jeram
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 33 out of 198 screened

Jalan Kebun Nenas 3D
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 23 out of 60 screened

Industri Jalan PBS
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Petaling and Hulu Langat
Total infected: 18 out of 20 screened

Industri Jalan Empat Olak Lempit
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 16 out of 19 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Eco Botani
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 73 out of 77 screened

Industri SAC Lapan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 28 out of 300 screened

Industri Idaman Tiga
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai and Johor Bahru
Total infected: 26 out of 42 screened

Senai Murni 12
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 12 out of 90 screened

Jalan Kenanga 29
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 6 out of 42 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Perusahaan Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 48 out of 315 screened

Industri Taman Farmaseutikal
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Perak Tengah
Total infected: 22 out of 255 screened

Industri Lorong Tanjung Tiga
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban and Port Dickson
Total infected: 19 out of 298 screened

Industri Jalan Merdeka 33
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 33 out of 145 screened

Hamparan 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kinabatangan
Total infected: 21 out of 77 screened

Jalan Serunai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 62 out of 128 screened

Jalan Hulu Engkamop
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Pakan and Sarikei
Total infected: 14 out of 60 screened

Kampung Derdap
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 17 out of 23 screened

Jalan Pasar Desa Bunut Susu
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 15 out of 33 screened

Kampung Tanjong Dal
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 22 screened

Taman Warta
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 5 out of 12 screened

Jalan Pasak
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 8 out of 25 screened

Jalan Sri Perani
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 6 out of 37 screened

Se-Menyan
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Sibu
Total infected: 66 out of 293 screened

Telok Batu
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Meradong
Total infected: 16 out of 60 screened

Dengkil Jaya
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang and Gombak
Total infected: 134 out of 621 screened

Jalan Serampang
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 43 out of 57 screened

Jalan Pusara Simpang Renggam
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kluang
Total infected: 17 out of 39 screened

Jalan Tun Habab
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 12 out of 43 screened

Dah Lebuh Kulim
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim, Kuala Muda and Baling
Total infected: 54 out of 650 screened

Pagar Teluk Intan
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak
Total infected: 59 out of 125 screened

Dah Mengkuang
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Baling
Total infected: 35 out of 155 screened