Covid-19 (Feb 14): 2,464 new cases, lowest since Jan 11

COVID-19 | The country reported 2,464 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today, and seven deaths.

This is the lowest number of new cases reported nationwide since Jan 11 (2,232) - two days before the second movement control order (MCO) was implemented.

However, it must be noted that the Health Ministry had reduced testing on Jan 13, including not testing asymptomatic close contacts.

This was due to the strain the Health Ministry was facing due to a high number of Covid-19 cases.

The number of patients discharged today was 4,525, the highest on record.

Active cases have also reduced by 2,068 - the fourth straight day that active cases have been in decline.

• Active cases: 49,490
  
• Patients in ICU: 260
  
• Intubated: 111

Meanwhile, Johor continued to report a high number of new cases (51 percent) tied to new clusters.

Deaths

Of the seven deaths today, three were from Sarawak, two from Selangor, and one each from Penang and Sabah.

The victim from Sabah was a 9-year-old boy, who suffered from a cancerous brain tumour.

The oldest fatality today was an 83-year-old.

All of the victims today were locals.

Details of the victims are on Malaysiakini's Covid-19 tracker page.

Clusters

There are 11 new clusters today, while 10 clusters were considered to have ended.

The number of active clusters at the moment is 484.

The new cluster, Jalan Istimewa Cemerlang, had 107 fresh infections, the only cluster to report triple-digit new cases today.

Details of new clusters are as follows:

Jalan Istimewa Cemerlang cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Jalan Istimewa 7, Taman Perindustrian Cemerlang, Ulu Tiram
Cluster category: Workplace (factory)
First case: Feb 11, targeted screening
Total infected: 109 out of 311 screened

Batu 57 cluster
District(s): Batu Pahat, Johor
Locality/Source: Batu 57, Ayer Hitam, Batu Pahat
Cluster category: Workplace (factory)
First case: Feb 12, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 13 out of 91 screened

Jalan Usaha Satu cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru and Pontian, Johor
Locality/Source: Jalan Usaha 1, Taman Perindustrian Ulu Choh, Pontian
Cluster category: Workplace (factory)
First case: Feb 9, targeted screening
Total infected: 70 out of 299 screened

Jalan Tebrau Khas cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru and Kulai, Johor
Locality/Source: Jalan Tebrau, Bukit Senyum, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Workplace (public administration centre)
First case: Feb 10, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 29 out of 196 screened

Jalan Persiaran Teknologi Kulai cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru and Kulai, Johor
Locality/Source: Jalan Persiaran Teknologi, Taman Teknologi Johor, Senai
Cluster category: Workplace (factory)
First case: Feb 11, targeted screening
Total infected: 45 out of 236 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Setia cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Jalan Setia Murni, Setia Alam
Cluster category: Workplace (construction)
First case: Feb 14, targeted screening
Total infected: 36 out of 320 screened

Jalan Jelatek cluster
District(s): Gombak, Selangor
Locality/Source: Jalan Jelatek 2, Pusat Perniagaan Jelatek
Cluster category: Workplace (factory)
First case: Feb 14, targeted screening
Total infected: 35 out of 200 screened

Jalan Sepuluh cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Jalan U10/10D, Shah Alam
Cluster category: Workplace (warehouse)
First case: Jan 31, targeted screening
Total infected: 32 out of 250 screened

Ria Jaya cluster
District(s): Kuala Muda, Kedah
Locality/Source: Taman Ria Jaya Light Industrial Park, Sungai Petani
Cluster category: Workplace (factory)
First case: Feb 9, targeted screening
Total infected: 81 out of 567 screened

Patikang Ulu cluster
District(s): Keningau, Sabah
Locality/Source: Kampung Patikang Ulu
Cluster category: Community (gathering)
First case: Feb 6, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 37 out of 185 screened

Jalan Badak cluster
District(s): Kinta and Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Locality/Source: Jalan Badak, Kampung Jeliang
Cluster category: Religious (ceramah)
First case: Feb 3, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 23 out of 57 screened

New cases by states:

Selangor (1,103)
Existing clusters: 55
New clusters: 98 (Tapak Bina Jalan Setia, Jalan Jelatek, and Jalan Sepuluh
Close contacts: 714
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 235

Johor (492)
Existing clusters: 73
New clusters: 251 (Jalan Istimewa Cemerlang, Jalan Usaha Satu, Jalan Persiaran Teknologi Kulai, Jalan Tebrau Khas, and Batu 57)
Close contacts: 65
Other screenings: 103

Sarawak (161)
Existing clusters: 68
Close contacts: 42
Other screenings: 51

Kuala Lumpur (154)
Existing clusters: 17
Close contacts: 40
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 95

Sabah (116)
Existing clusters: 1
New cluster: 2 (Patikang Ulu)
Close contacts: 89
Other screenings: 24

Kedah (92)
Existing clusters: 11
New cluster: 55 (Ria Jaya)
Close contacts: 5
Other screenings: 21

Kelantan (88)
Existing clusters: 55
Close contacts: 21
Other screenings: 12

Perak (85)
Existing clusters: 28
New cluster: 11 (Jalan Badak)
Close contacts: 24
Other screenings: 22

Penang (56)
Existing clusters: 26
Close contacts: 13
Other screenings: 17

Terengganu (51)
Existing cluster: 4
Close contacts: 13
Other screenings: 34

Negeri Sembilan (40)
Existing clusters: 12
Close contacts: 21
Other screenings: 7

Malacca (11)
Existing cluster: 2
Close contacts: 6
Other screenings: 3

Pahang (10)
Existing cluster: 5
Close contacts: 3
Other screenings: 2

Putrajaya (4)
Close contacts: 2
Other screenings: 2

Labuan (1)
Close contacts: 1

Perlis (0)

-Mkini