Covid-19 (Aug 21): 22,262 new cases and 223 deaths today, 8 states and FT above 1k

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 22,262 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative infections to 1,535,286.

There were also 223 deaths, while the number of active cases has exceeded 260,000.

• Active cases: 260,880
• Patients in ICU: 1,035
• Intubated: 513

New cases by states 

A total of eight states and federal territories registered fresh infections in the four digits as the pandemic starts to spread more aggressively beyond the Klang Valley.

Apart from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, states reporting new cases in the four digits are Sabah, Sarawak, Kedah, Johor, Penang and Kelantan.

Selangor (7,011)
Sabah (2,651)
Sarawak (1,964)
Kedah (1,880)
Johor (1,558)
Penang (1,459)
Kuala Lumpur (1,220)
Kelantan (1,039)
Perak (946)
Malacca (882)
Pahang (664)
Terengganu (495)
Negeri Sembilan (405)
Putrajaya (41)
Perlis (38)
Labuan (9)

Deaths

The deaths today brought the death toll to 13,936.

Deaths were reported in Selangor (77), Sabah (27), Kedah (23), Penang (20), Kuala Lumpur (18), Malacca (18), Johor (14), Negeri Sembilan (11), Perak (7), Pahang (5), Sarawak (2), and Putrajaya (1).

Clusters

A total of 1,435 out of 4,418 clusters are still active. This includes the 32 new clusters reported today.

Details of the new clusters are as follows:

Industri Sungai Siput Jementah
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Segamat
Total infected: 39 out of 481 screened

Jalan Masyhur Dua
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 32 out of 120 screened

Industri Masyhur Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 23 out of 139 screened

Jalan Teknologi Perintis Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Johor
District(s): Johor Bahru
Total infected: 10 out of 92 screened

Batu Dua Rantau Panjang
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 11 out of 16 screened

Industri Hutan Puteh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Machang and Tanah Merah
Total infected: 9 out of 31 screened

Industri Teknologi Cheng 12
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 54 out of 487 screened

Jalan Bukit Rambai
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Melaka Tengah
Total infected: 47 out of 500 screened

Industri Rembia
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Alor Gajah
Total infected: 40 out of 144 screened

Industri Jalan EP Serkam Satu
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Jasin
Total infected: 36 out of 332 screened

Jalan Haji Malek 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Malacca
District(s): Jasin
Total infected: 23 out of 106 screened

Tapak Bina Kampung Arab
Category: Workplace
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Port Dickson
Total infected: 71 out of 780 screened

Sawit Kemayan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Bera
Total infected: 35 out of 124 screened

Cantawan
Category: Workplace
State(s): Sabah
District(s): Lahad Datu
Total infected: 46 out of 78 screened

Industri Lorong Sungai Puloh
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Klang
Total infected: 208 out of 280 screened

Tapak Bina Lombong Timah 2
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 55 out of 546 screened

Jalan Pulau Carey
Category: Workplace
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Kuala Langat
Total infected: 15 out of 17 screened

Jalan Sungai Besi
Category: Workplace
State(s): Kuala Lumpur
District(s): Cheras
Total infected: 46 out of 279 screened

Lorong Pelangi 11 Tangkak
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Total infected: 13 out of 15 screened

Anjung Batu Satu Tangkak
Category: Community
State(s): Johor
District(s): Tangkak
Total infected: 10 out of 17 screened

Dah Kampung Masjid
Category: Community
State(s): Kedah
District(s): Paandg Terap
Total infected: 57 out of 231 screened

Kampung Kubang Siput
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 15 out of 25 screened

Kampung Paya Lada
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 13 out of 17 screened

Kampung Bagan Atas
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Machang and Kota Bharu
Total infected: 11 out of 19 screened

Lorong Puteri Saadong
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu
Total infected: 10 out of 13 screened

Kampung Banggol Ara
Category: Community
State(s): Kelantan
District(s): Pasir Mas
Total infected: 13 out of 34 screened

Desa Puteri Bahau
Category: Community
State(s): Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Jempol
Total infected: 53 out of 304 screened

Taman Dahlia Dua
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Rompin
Total infected: 18 out of 422 screened

Kampung Batu Balai Jerantut
Category: Community
State(s): Pahang
District(s): Jerantut
Total infected: 24 out of 82 screened

Ensebang Plaie
Category: Community
State(s): Sarawak
District(s): Serian
Total infected: 36 out of 40 screened

Ampar Tenang
Category: Community
State(s): Selangor
District(s): Sepang
Total infected: 96 out of 309 screened

Behrang 2020
Category: Religious event
State(s): Perak
District(s): Muallim
Total infected: 42 out of 108 screened

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