Covid-19 (Aug 10) : 19,991 new cases and 201 deaths, nearly 10k in Klang Valley

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 19,991 new Covid-19 cases, with nearly 10,000 of them in the Klang Valley alone.

The situation outside the Klang Valley is also worsening, with Kedah (1,830), Sabah (1,383), and Kelantan (1,030) reporting record-high cases.

Overall, six states reported four-figure case numbers today, while Labuan - which is emerging from a series of lockdowns and an intensive vaccination campaign - reported only one case.

• Active cases: 230,762
• Patients in ICUs: 1,096
• Intubated: 570

More than half of the new cases (10,358 cases; 51.8 percent) were detected through contact tracing, while another 2,086 (10.4 percent) were linked to Covid-19 clusters.

The remaining 7,547 cases (37.8 percent) were detected through other forms of screening, such as people coming forward for testing after experiencing symptoms.

Deaths

There were 201 fatalities today, bringing the death toll to 11,162. This includes 49 with no history of chronic illness.

The deaths have been reported in Selangor (87), Kuala Lumpur (37), Johor (20), Perak (14), Sabah (12), Penang (10), Malacca (8), Negeri Sembilan (5), Kedah (3), Sarawak (3), and Terengganu (2).

Thirty-four of the deceased had died before they could be brought to a hospital.

New cases by states

• Selangor (7,338)
• Kuala Lumpur (2,374)
• Kedah (1,830)
• Sabah (1,383)
• Johor (1,344)
• Kelantan (1,030)
• Perak (953)
• Sarawak (836)
• Penang (743)
• Malacca (578)
• Negeri Sembilan (564)
• Pahang (539)
• Terengganu (378)
• Putrajaya (76)
• Perlis (24)
• Labuan (1)

Clusters

A total of 1,238 out of 4,003 clusters are still active. This includes the 29 new clusters reported today.

Seventeen of the new clusters are classified as workplace clusters, while eight are community clusters.

Another three clusters are linked to high-risk groups, and one is linked to religious activities.

Details of the new clusters are:

Jalan Parit Bilal
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 18 out of 36 screened

Tapak Bina Indahpura Empat
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Kulai
Total infected: 28 out of 164 screened

Perindustrian Alam Jaya Pontian
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian and Johor Bahru
Total infected: 39 out of 128 screened

Jalan Riang 21
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 18 out of 107 screened

Industri Seksyen 44
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok
Total infected: 12 out of 21 screened

Kampung Tebing Tinggi
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Tanah Merah
Total infected: 21 out of 47 screened

Industri Jalan Chin Teck
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Gua Musang
Total infected: 7 out of 60 screened

Industri Jalan 9/44 Padang Tembak
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 21 screened

Jalan Masjid Tanah 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Alor Gajah and Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 34 out of 1,042 screened

Industri Gebeng 2/5
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 15 out of 71 screened

Industri Semambu Tujuh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Kuantan
Total infected: 31 out of 142 screened

Tapak Bina Persiaran Freesia 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 39 out of 178 screened

Industri Jalan Kemajuan Bangi
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat and Sepang
Total infected: 129 out of 145 screened

Jalan Lembah Selatan Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang and Hulu Langat
Total infected: 42 out of 168 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Pasai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 50 out of 216 screened

Tapak Bina Bukit OUG
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai and Cheras
Total infected: 113 out of 389 screened

Jalan Kuchai Lama
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 94 out of 300 screened

Sessang
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kabong
Total infected: 42 out of 247 screened

Kampung Kedai Tanjong
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 5 out of 18 screened

Kampung Sungai Budur
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 18 screened

Timbua
Category: Community
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Ranau
Total infected: 48 out of 240 screened

Lorong Cahaya Damai
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 54 out of 152 screened

Kampung Pandan
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 10 out of 30 screened

Kampung Paya Mebi
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 27 out of 35 screened

Tali Air Enam
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 13 out of 38 screened

Sungai Sekamat
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat and Petaling
Total infected: 58 out of 83 screened

Jalan Datuk Haji Eusoff
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Titiwangsa and Lembah Pantai
Total infected: 6 out of 102 screened

Jalan Maju Dua
Category: High-risk group
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 26 out of 41 screened

Jengka 25
Category: Religious event
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Temerloh
Total infected: 24 out of 89 screened

- Mkini