Covid-19 (July 29) : 17,170 new cases and 174 deaths, over 9,000 in Klang Valley

 

COVID-19 | Malaysia has recorded 17,170 cases today, according to the Health Ministry.

This is the second-highest after the 17,405 cases recorded yesterday.

Active cases are at a record. New records for active cases are being set for 18 days straight.

Consequently, the number of patients in intensive care or are requiring ventilator support are also at record today.

• Active cases: 179,179
• Patients in ICU: 1,043
• Intubated: 531

Most of the new cases (9,178 cases; 53.5 percent) were identified after undergoing testing as close contacts, while 6,061 cases (35.3 percent) were identified through other forms of screening.

Another 1,899 cases (11.1 percent) involved Covid-19 clusters, while 32 cases are imported cases (0.2 percent).

Deaths

There were 174 fatalities today including 34 who did not have a history of chronic illness, bringing the death toll to 8,725.

The deaths are recorded in Selangor (70), Kuala Lumpur (20), Johor (17), Kedah (17), Malacca (10), Negeri Sembilan (9), Penang (9), Sabah (8), Terengganu (8), Perak (3), Kelantan (2), and Pahang (1).

Twenty-eight of the deceased had died before being brought to a hospital – 13 in Selangor, 5 in Sabah, 4 in Penang, 2 in Kuala Lumpur, 2 in Malacca, and 2 in Terengganu.

New cases by state

Most cases are still concentrated in the Klang Valley with 9,385 cases recorded across Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

Cases are still high in Kedah (1,212) which recorded four-digit figures for the fifth consecutive day.

Meanwhile, Pahang recorded a spike of 638 cases today, which is the highest ever recorded in the state. This is well above the average of 449 cases per day in the state including today.

• Selangor (7,163)
• Kuala Lumpur (2,138)
• Kedah (1,212)
• Johor (1,054)
• Negeri Sembilan (884)
• Sabah (776)
• Pahang (638)
• Kelantan (615)
• Perak (596)
• Sarawak (582)
• Penang (554)
• Terengganu (437)
• Malacca (416)
• Putrajaya (84)
• Labuan (11)
• Perlis (10)

Clusters

A total of 1,064 out of 3,604 clusters are still active. This includes the 36 new clusters reported today.

Half of the new clusters are workplace clusters, while another 14 are community clusters. There are also three new clusters involving high-risk groups and one involving a detention centre.

Details of the new clusters are as follow:

Bandar Resort
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat, Petaling and Sepang
Total infected: 58 out of 261 screened

Sungai Puloh 14
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang and Petaling
Total infected: 29 out of 72 screened

Industri Seroja Lima
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 17 out of 30 screened

Tapak Bina Persiaran Rimba Permai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 12 out of 214 screened

Jalan Sri Permaisuri Sembilan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras and Titiwangsa
Total infected: 31 out of 88 screened

Jalan Helang Merah
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Kepong
Total infected: 17 out of 50 screened

Jalan Empat C
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa
Total infected: 9 out of 14 screened

Perdagangan Delima
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian and Kota Tinggi
Total infected: 22 out of 98 screened

Industri Taman Sembrong
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 13 out of 93 screened

Jalan Perang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 59 screened

Industri Jalan 2/44 Padang Tembak
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok
Total infected: 9 out of 18 screened

Taman Jaya Indah
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 5 out of 24 screened

Tapak Bina Ipoh Permai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 112 out of 193 screened

Jalan Syed Thaupy
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kerian
Total infected: 12 out of 50 screened

Sungai Mangga
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Simunjan
Total infected: 55 out of 160 screened

Industri Jalan TJ Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban and Rembau
Total infected: 52 out of 480 screened

Industri Teknologi Cheng 18
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 22 out of 51 screened

Unipark
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tawau
Total infected: 18 out of 54 screened

Kampung Pak Simpol
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok, Pasir Mas and Pasir Puteh
Total infected: 45 out of 56 screened

Kampung Mentera
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 24 out of 32 screened

Kampung Chenok Kadok
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 16 screened

Kampung Parit Limbat
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 21 screened

Kampung Paya Rambai
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 11 out of 15 screened

Kampung Wakaf Stan
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 8 out of 10 screened

Kampung Banggol Kemian
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 8 out of 14 screened

Lahat Lahat
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tawau
Total infected: 20 out of 50 screened

Batu Keramat
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Tawau
Total infected: 18 out of 25 screened

Bukit Rok
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bera
Total infected: 31 out of 60 screened

Jalan Denai Enam
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bharu
Total infected: 25 out of 90 screened

Kampung Senari
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 25 out of 64 screened

Dah Kampung Pokka
Category: Community
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Padang Terap
Total infected: 24 out of 104 screened

Kampung Selabak Intan
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak
Total infected: 11 out of 36 screened

Jalan Ramin Satu
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang, Kuala Langat and Petaling
Total infected: 17 out of 61 screened

Fifth Avenue
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kinta
Total infected: 26 out of 70 screened

Jenderam Murni
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 14 out of 16 screened

Jalan Salleh 2
Category: Detention Centre
State(s): Johor
District(s): Muar
Total infected: 83 out of 155 screened

- Mkini