COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 18,815 new Covid-19 cases.

Sarawak has once again recorded the highest number of cases, though this only accounts for 19.5 percent of newly reported infections.

The runner-ups are Selangor (2,718) and Johor (2,206).

Figures of the latest Covid-19 death and active cases will be reported by the Health Ministry tonight. For yesterday's figures, read this article.

As of yesterday, Covid-19 hospitalisations are still on the downtrend since a peak in mid-August, but the 12,254 patients still use up 71.4 percent of hospital beds allocated for Covid-19 treatment.

Likewise, the 1,280 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) wards occupy 80 percent of the capacity allocated for Covid-19 treatment.

States with utilisation rates at or above 80 percent (including non-Covid-19 beds) are Perlis (104.7 percent), Johor (94.8 percent), Penang (89.6 percent), Kedah (84.7 percent), Perak (83.1 percent), Terengganu (81.6 percent), and Malacca (80.0 percent).

In addition, according to the ministry's CovidNow website, nine states and territories have ICU utilisation rates (including non-Covid-19 beds) above 80 percent. The national average is just below that at 79.6 percent.

These are Kedah (101.4 percent), Penang (96.6 percent), Johor (91.1 percent), Pahang (90 percent), Putrajaya (90 percent), Perak (89.6 percent), Selangor (83.8 percent) and Kuala Lumpur (81.5 percent).

The R-naught for the country as of yesterday is 0.97, marking the 15th consecutive day of the number staying below 1.00. An R-naught of less than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was slowing down.

The figure should be interpreted with caution, as the test positivity rate is still relatively high at 13.7 percent as of the latest available figures on Sunday. This suggests a lack of testing that could lead to case numbers being significantly underreported.

There are still six states where the R-naught is above 1.00, meaning the outbreak there is accelerating its pace.

These are Sarawak (1.14), Terengganu (1.08), Perlis (1.06), Perak (1.02), Johor (1.01), and Pahang (1.01).

Meanwhile, the R-naught in Penang and Kelantan is 1.00, which suggest the outbreak there is stable and neither growing nor shrinking.

New cases by state

Sarawak (3,660)
Selangor (2,718)
Johor (2,206)
Sabah (1,982)
Penang (1,777)
Perak (1,446)
Kedah (1,233)
Kelantan (1,222)
Terengganu (814)
Pahang (712)
Kuala Lumpur (493)
Malacca (269)
Negeri Sembilan (170)
Perlis (80)
Putrajaya (22)
Labuan (11)

Clusters

A total of 1,406 out of 5,228 clusters are still active. This includes the 21 new clusters reported today.

Nine of these were classified as workplace clusters, six were community clusters, three involved educational facilities, two involved high-risk groups, and one involved a detention centre.

Overall, active clusters account for 1,381 (7.3 percent) of today's cases.

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Industri Batu 23 Kulai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 35 out of 75 screened

Industri Idaman Senai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 24 out of 29 screened

Industri Jalan Teluk Ramunia
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 19 out of 53 screened

Jalan Bahagia Batu 19
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Total infected: 13 out of 15 screened

Industri Sulong Utama
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 9 out of 108 screened

Senai Jaya Kulai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 8 out of 16 screened

Industri Jalan Chepor 11/8
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 64 out of 97 screened

Jalan Jelapang 3
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 46 out of 2,676 screened

Pulau Kambing
Category: Workplace
State(s): Terengganu
District(s): Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Besut, Marang and Hulu Terengganu
Total infected: 103 out of 473 screened

Kampung Baloh
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 18 out of 25 screened

Kampung Buloh Poh
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 15 out of 27 screened

Kampung Sungai Hilir Masjid
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 14 out of 21 screened

Kampung Gaung Hilir
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 9 out of 13 screened

Kampung Belukar Simpang
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 9 out of 14 screened

Seri Mahkota Aman
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 26 out of 72 screened

Jalan Klinik Lama Gua Musang
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 27 out of 36 screened

Batu Sembilan Chemor
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 12 out of 59 screened

Dah Kota Kenari
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim
Total infected: 83 out of 88 screened

Taman Kota Barat
Category: Non-Education Ministry institution
State(s): Perak
District(s): Larut, Matang and Selama
Total infected: 14 out of 21 screened

Bukit Ibam
Category: Pendidikan Tinggi
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Rompin
Total infected: 36 out of 70 screened

Tembok Choh 4
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 19 out of 22 screened