Covid-19 (March 15): 1,208 new cases, 3 deaths

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 1,208 new Covid-19 cases with Selangor dropping to numbers not seen since early December last year.

Malaysians made up the bulk of the new cases (76.7 percent), primarily in the Klang Valley, followed by Sarawak and Penang. 

Aside from Sarawak and Penang, new cases in other areas are trending downwards over a 28 day period. 

• Active cases: 15,511
• Patients in ICUs: 147
• Intubated: 61

Deaths

The three new Covid-19 deaths reported today were located in Selangor, Sarawak and Johor. 

The country's Covid-19 death toll stands at 1,213.

The victims were aged between 55 and 70. One of them was a foreigner. Details of the victims are on Malaysiakini's Covid-19 tracker page

Clusters

The Health Ministry reported that there are 431 active Covid-19 clusters of which 56 reported new cases.

No cluster had more than 29 new cases.

There were 13 new clusters classified by the Health Ministry today of which five were discovered through targeted screening of workplaces while eight others were discovered only after a person reported Covid-19 symptoms.

Notably, the Jalan Sekerat cluster was linked to a religious event in Sungai Petani, Kedah, which has resulted in 17 people contracting Covid-19.

In what is likely the first holiday destination cluster since the inter-district travel ban was lifted, the Kampung Air Batang cluster has led to 15 individuals contracting Covid-19 and was only discovered after someone had symptoms.

Details of the other clusters are as follows:

Sungai Puloh cluster
District(s): Klang, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory in Jalan Sungai Puloh
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 10, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 18 out of 103 screened

Batu Tiga Lama cluster
District(s): Petaling and Kuala Selangor, Selangor
Locality/Source: Workers' housing in Batu Tiga, Kampung Baru Subang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Fev 26, targeted screening
Total infected: 20 out of 221 screened

Perusahaan Amari cluster
District(s): Gombak, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory in Jalan Perusahaan Amari, Kawasan Industri Batu Caves
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 12, targeted screening
Total infected: 8 out of 24 screened

Jalan Mega Lima cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory in Jalan Mega 1/5, Taman Perindustrian Nusa Cemerlang, Gelang Patah
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 15, targeted screening
Total infected: 22 out of 89 screened

Jalan Delima cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory in Jalan Delima 12, Taman Cahaya Masai
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 13, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 21 out of 80 screened

Batu 19 cluster
District(s): Kulai and Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Government office in Batu 19, Jalan Air Hitam
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 11, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 9 out of 57 screened

Jalan Tanjung cluster
District(s): Bintulu, Sarawak
Locality/Source: Supermarket in Jalan Tanjung
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 13, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 19 out of 127 screened

Industri Gunung Mas cluster
District(s): Tampin and Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: Factory in Industri Kecil Gunung Mas, Taman Gunung Mas
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 13, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 32 out of 188 screened

Jalan Lapan Belas cluster
District(s): Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Factory in Jalan 12/118B, Desa Tun Razak
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 11, targeted screening
Total infected: 7 out of 15 screened

Tapak Bina Meha cluster
District(s): Kulim, Kedah
Locality/Source: Construction site in Padang Meha, Padang Serai,
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 14, targeted screening
Total infected: 10 out of 78 screened

Kampung Air Batang cluster
District(s): Rompin, Pahang
Locality/Source: Resort in Tioman
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 12, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 15 out of 27 screened

Chendering Height cluster
District(s): Marang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu
Locality/Source: Residential area in Taman Chendering Heights
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: March 14, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 10 out of 132 screened

Jalan Sekerat cluster
District(s): Kuala Muda and Kulim, Kedah
Locality/Source: Meeting at Jalan Sekerat, Sungai Petani
Cluster category: Religious event
First case: March 7, targeted screening

Total infected: 17 out of 52 screened 

- Mkini