Covid-19 (May 13): 4,855 new cases, highest since January

 

COVID-19 | Malaysia recorded 4,855 new Covid-19 cases today, marking the fourth time the number of daily cases has exceeded 4,000 in the past week.

Today sees the highest number of cases since Jan 31 when 5,298 cases were reported.

Only 3,347 people were discharged today while the number of active cases continued to grow for the 37th consecutive day from 14,097 cases on April 7 to 41,582 cases today.

• Active cases: 41,582
• Patients in ICUs: 481*
• Intubated: 247

*This figure does not include "probable" or "suspected' Covid-19 cases. See here.

The number of patients in ICU or who require intubation also reached a record high today.

The previous record for ICU admissions was 469 cases yesterday while the previous record for the number of patients who required intubation was yesterday at 244.

This comes as intensive care units in many hospitals are full of Covid-19 patients, and regular wards are being repurposed for ICUs.

Deaths

There were 27 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 1,788.

The new deaths were recorded in Selangor (8), Johor (5), Kelantan (3), Sarawak (2), Penang (2), Kuala Lumpur (2), Sabah (2), Perak (1), Labuan (1) and Pahang (1).

Those who died were ranged from a 37-year-old with no history of chronic illness to an 83-year-old with a history of high blood pressure and heart disease.

Three of the deceased had already passed away when brought to the hospital.

For a detailed breakdown of the reported deaths today, please refer to our Covid-19 tracker site.

New cases by states

• Selangor (1,783)
• Kuala Lumpur (521)
• Johor (467)
• Penang (395)
• Sarawak (395)
• Kelantan (339)
• Perak (302)
• Kedah (193)
• Terengganu (148)
• Negeri Sembilan (100)
• Sabah (76)
• Malacca (67)
• Pahang (56)
• Putrajaya (9)
• Labuan (4)
• Perlis (0)

Clusters

A total of 457 out of 1,848 Covid-19 clusters are still active. This includes eight new clusters reported today.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Jalan Keretapi Lama
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Selangor
Total infected: 24 out of 81 screened

Lima Jalan Kebun
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang and Kuala Langat
Total infected: 11 out of 1,226 screened

Jalan Tropika Industri
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 14 out of 112 screened

Jalan Suasa Industri
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 12 out of 72 screened

Jalan Chain Ferry
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Utara
Total infected: 14 out of 72 screened

Jalan Lilin
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Miri and Lawas
Total infected: 22 out of 262 screened

Kongsi Lapan
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tawau
Total infected: 11 out of 56 screened

Tanjung Rimau
Category: Religious event
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Alor Gajah
Total infected: 14 out of 51 screened

- Mkini