Covid-19 (Aug 20) : 23,564 new cases and 233 deaths today, multiple records set

 

The Health Ministry today reported 23,564 new Covid-19 cases - a new record. This brings the total number of cases to date to 1,513,024.

Active cases are on a 54-day climb while the number of patients needing intensive care or ventilators have remained mostly unchanged for the past three weeks.

As of noon today, the Health Ministry has collected 162,473 samples to test for Covid-19. As such the unofficial "positivity rate" is 14.5 percent. This figure has been in the double digits for 30 days continuously.

• Active cases: 257,417
• Patients in ICU: 1,062
• Intubated: 518

Deaths

There are 233 Covid-19 fatalities reported today, bringing the cumulative death toll to 13,713.

Selangor reported the most deaths (101) , followed by Kuala Lumpur (31), Johor (23), Sabah (17), Perak (16), Penang (15), Negeri Sembilan (11), Kedah (9), Terengganu (4), Kelantan (3) and Pahang (3).

There were 60 victims who were brought to the hospital dead.

New cases by state

Record numbers were also set in Sabah (2,738), Sarawak (2,548), Perak (1,248) and Perlis (64).

As of yesterday, the R-naught for the country has remained at 1.04 for the third straight day. A R-naught of more than 1.00 suggests that the spread of Covid-19 was accelerating.

The R-naught is highest in Perlis (1.31), Sabah (1.22) and Sarawak (1.21). The only regions where the R-naught is less than 1.00 are Negeri Sembilan, Labuan, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur.

Selangor (6,974)
Sabah (2,738)
Sarawak (2,548)
Kedah (1,932)
Kuala Lumpur (1,652)
Penang (1,523)
Johor (1,323)
Kelantan (1,281)
Perak (1,248)
Malacca (610)
Negeri Sembilan (608)
Terengganu (521)
Pahang (517)
Perlis (64)
Putrajaya (24)
Labuan (1)

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 1,422 active Covid-19 clusters.

Another 38 new clusters were classified today, of which 22 were related to workplaces.

Tapak Bina Jalan Damai Raya cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 185 out of 251 screened

Industri Kampung Jaya 2 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Gombak
Total infected: 115 out of 438 screened

Industri Rinching Hulu Dua cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 53 out of 87 screened

Industri Dua Balakong Tujuh cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Langat
Total infected: 29 out of 46 screened

Tapak Bina Dua Bukit Raja cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 23 out of 124 screened

Jalan Tun Salleh cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 14 out of 55 screened

Industri Batu Lima Lorong Manan cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 9 out of 21 screened

Industri Jalan Dua Perkampungan Perabot cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Hulu Selangor
Total infected: 8 out of 35 screened

Jalan Seringgok cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Bau
Total infected: 20 out of 63 screened

Sawit Sukau cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Kinabatangan and Lahad Datu
Total infected: 30 out of 106 screened

Jalan Bagan 12 cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Selatan
Total infected: 43 out of 104 screened

Jalan Butterworth cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara
Total infected: 26 out of 187 screened

Halaman Kampung Jawa cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Barat Daya
Total infected: 21 out of 779 screened

Jalan Sungai Puyu cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Utara
Total infected: 9 out of 158 screened

Industri Perusahaan Dua Buntar cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kerian
Total infected: 85 out of 970 screened

Jalan Teknologi Tiga cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Perak
District(s): Kampar
Total infected: 14 out of 51 screened

Jalan Post Office Lama cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Machang
Total infected: 12 out of 17 screened

Kampung Rantau Panjang cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 7 out of 55 screened

Industri Belati Kempas cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 38 out of 111 screened

Industri Kampung Parit Baru cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Pontian
Total infected: 37 out of 235 screened

Jalan Sagai Empat cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 36 out of 75 screened

Jalan Sri Bengkal cluster
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Total infected: 12 out of 325 screened

Kampung Pak Pura cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok
Total infected: 26 out of 30 screened

Pasir Jelatang cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 12 out of 20 screened

Lubok Jambu Mulong cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 11 out of 15 screened

Kampung Hutan Buloh cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 9 out of 15 screened

Jalan Masjid Kampung Bakong cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 6 out of 6 screened

Kampung Telemin cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Lipis
Total infected: 25 out of 114 screened

Kampung Sungai Lebak cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bentong
Total infected: 21 out of 308 screened

Jalan Ah Cheong Intan cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Perak
District(s): Hilir Perak
Total infected: 30 out of 83 screened

Lorong Teruntum cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 115 out of 284 screened

Long Urun cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Belaga
Total infected: 79 out of 218 screened

Kampung Goebilt cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 65 out of 151 screened

Kampung Muara Tebas 2 cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 64 out of 135 screened

Lorong Temenggung Haji Gobil cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Kuching
Total infected: 37 out of 60 screened

Jalan Lama Dorani cluster
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sabak Bernam
Total infected: 18 out of 48 screened

Kampung Pantai Melawi cluster
Category: Education
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Bachok and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 26 out of 40 screened

Taman Bayam Baru cluster
Category: Education
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Bachok
Total infected: 13 out of 25 screened

- Mkini