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Sunday, October 17, 2021

Covid-19 (Oct 17): 6,145 cases, lowest since July 4

 


COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 6,145 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative infections to 2,390,687.

The number of fresh infections today is the lowest in 105 days, since July 4.

They comprised 5,763 Malaysians (93.8 percent) and 382 non-citizens (6.2 percent).

They were surpassed by a total of 9,231 Covid-19 patients who recovered today. This is expected to help reduce the number of active cases.

Patients in ICU: 682
Intubated: 350

As of today, the number of Covid-19 patients (including suspected ones) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is 10.1 percent lower compared to a week ago.

Those who require intubation have also declined by 14.2 percent from a week ago.

Beginning Oct 9, the Health Ministry only publishes the daily breakdown of new cases by states after midnight on its CovidNow portal.

The breakdown by states for yesterday (Oct 16), where 7,509 new cases were reported, is as follows:

Selangor (1,744)
Sarawak (1,055)
Johor (753)
Kelantan (688)
Sabah (639)
Penang (411)
Kedah (403)
Terengganu (383)
Perak (307)
Pahang (301)
Malacca (261)
Kuala Lumpur (259)
Negeri Sembilan (236)
Putrajaya (37)
Perlis (30)
Labuan (2)

Clusters

To date, 676 Covid-19 clusters are still active, including nine new clusters reported today.

The ongoing clusters have fallen by 16.5 percent from the 810 active clusters a week ago.

The nine new clusters today comprised six workplace clusters (66.7 percent), two community clusters (22.2 percent) and one high-risk group cluster (11.1 percent).

Industri Sri Sulong 16
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Batu Pahat
Initial tests: 30 out of 98 infected (30.6 percent)

Industri Parit Sikom
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Pontian
Initial tests: 43 out of 290 infected (14.8 percent)

Industri Jalan Lagenda Sembilan
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Kulai
Initial tests: 9 out of 37 infected (24.3 percent)

Jalan Tasek Sungai Bakap
Category: Workplace
States: Penang
District(s): Seberang Perai Selatan and Seberang Perai Tengah
Initial tests: 33 out of 62 infected (53.2 percent)

Jalan PC 10
Category: Workplace
States: Perak
District(s): Muallim
Initial tests: 52 out of 80 infected (65.0 percent)

Industri Jalan Sawit Baru
Category: Workplace
States: Johor
District(s): Kulai
Initial tests: 8 out of 50 infected (16.0 percent)

Lorong Bersyarat
Category: Community
States: Kelantan
District(s): Kota Bharu and Pasir Mas
Initial tests: 12 out of 15 infected (80.0 percent)

Mampas Seberang
Category: Community
States: Negeri Sembilan
District(s): Kuala Pilah
Initial tests: 38 out of 72 infected (52.8 percent)

Jalan Harvey
Category: High-risk group
States: Perak
District(s): Manjung
Initial tests: 21 out of 32 infected (65.6 percent)

- Mkini

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