Covid-19 (July 5): 6,387 new cases and 77 deaths, more than half in Klang Valley

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 6,387 new Covid-19 cases with the Klang Valley making up more than half of the fresh infections.

Active Covid-19 cases are on an 11-day uptrend while the number of patients needing intensive care is almost at record levels. 

• Active cases: 69,447
• Patients in ICU: 923
• Intubated: 433

New cases by state

• Selangor (2,610)
• Kuala Lumpur (819)
• Negeri Sembilan (523)
• Sarawak (424)
• Johor (324)
• Pahang (312)
• Kedah (273)
• Sabah (263)
• Perak (249)
• Malacca (206)
• Penang (157)
• Kelantan (114)
• Labuan (71)
• Putrajaya (25)
• Terengganu (17)
• Perlis (0)

Selangor reported 2,610 new cases, the seventh consecutive day where daily fresh infections were above 2,000.

One in eight new Covid-19 cases in Selangor were detected among those who reported symptoms but were not linked to existing clusters nor were they close contacts to Covid-19 positive cases.

Kuala Lumpur also saw elevated levels with 819 new cases.

As of last night, the R-naught figure for the country is 1.06, down slightly. A R-naught figure of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was accelerating.

The only regions where the R-naught was less than 1.00 are Johor, Kelantan, Labuan, Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu, Perlis and Sarawak. 

Deaths

There were 77 deaths attributed to Covid-19 that were reported today. The national death toll has reached 5,574.

Selangor (30) reported the most deaths followed by Kuala Lumpur (10), Negeri Sembilan (10), Malacca (8), Johor (7), Pahang (4), Kedah (4), Kelantan (3) and Labuan (1).

There were 13 victims who were already pronounced dead when they were brought to the hospital.

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

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 855 Covid-19 clusters, down from a peak of 887 on June 29. This is a good sign.

Another 13 clusters were classified today, which includes 11 workplace clusters.

Industri Tech Valley Sendayan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban and Port Dickson
Total infected: 17 out of 118 screened

Industri TTJ 2 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Seremban, Kuala Pilah and Tampin
Total infected: 31 out of 632 screened

Jalan Harmoni Sembilan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 11 out of 56 screened

Jalan Sri Sulong cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 13 out of 80 screened

Lorong Berjaya cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Kinabalu
Total infected: 8 out of 104 screened

Jalan Kayu Madang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kota Kinabalu and Tuaran
Total infected: 18 out of 184 screened

Industri Bentong Sebelas 2 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong
Total infected: 9 out of 445 screened

Industri Jerantut Feri cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Jerantut
Total infected: 6 out of 58 screened

Industri 121 Kuala Baram cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Miri
Total infected: 132 out of 221 screened

Dah Satu Industri Kulim cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Kulim, Baling and Bandar Baharu
Total infected: 52 out of 87 screened

Lintang Macallum Dua cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Timur Laut
Total infected: 64 out of 261 screened

Kampung Bakong Gunong cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 10 out of 28 screened

Kampung Bechah Tembesu cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 10 out of 22 screened

- Mkini