Covid-19 (Jan 20): 4,008 new cases, 11 deaths, new record in Sarawak

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 4,008 new Covid-19 cases, with Sarawak registering a record 203 new cases. 

The Klang Valley accounted for 48 percent of new cases followed by Johor (11.7 percent) and Sabah (10.1 percent). 

Malaysians made up 70 percent of the new cases.

Leading indicators:

• Active cases: 41,087↑ (1,623 more than the previous day, new record)
  
  
• Patients in ICU: 246↑ (8 more than the previous day)
  
  
• Intubated patients: 96 (unchanged)
  
  
• Deaths: 11

New cases by states at a glance:

Selangor (1,391)
Existing clusters: 525
New clusters: 72 (Bestari Rantau, Tapak Bina Jalan Abdul Aziz)
Close contacts: 464
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 329

Kuala Lumpur (513)
Existing clusters: 137
New clusters: 15 (Jalan Sejahtera)
Close contacts: 213
Imported: 4
Other screenings: 144

Johor (470)
Existing clusters: 136
New clusters: 62 (Tapak Bina Jalan Digital, Jalan Niaga, Tampoi Lima and  Jalan Seroja)
Close contacts: 180
Other screenings: 92

Sabah (406)
Existing clusters: 10
New clusters: 10 (Jalan KKIP Selatan, Kampung Balibata;)
Close contacts: 264
Other screenings: 122

Sarawak (203)
Existing clusters: 141
Other screenings: 62

Negeri Sembilan (176)
Existing clusters: 78
New clusters: 4 (Batu Enam, Persiaran Tasek)
Close contacts: 52
Other screenings: 42

Perak (170)
Existing clusters: 23
Close contacts: 97
Other screenings: 50

Kedah (142)
Existing clusters: 16
Close contacts: 72
Other screenings: 54

Malacca (132)
Existing clusters: 19
New cluster: 10 (Tapak Bina Bukit Sebukor, Jalan Usaha)
Close contacts: 86
Other screenings: 17

Pulau Pinang (124)
Existing clusters: 38
Close contacts: 53
Other screenings: 33

Kelantan (121)
Existing clusters: 19
Close contacts: 84
Other screenings: 18

Terengganu (81)
Existing clusters: 17
Close contacts: 44
Other screenings: 20

Pahang (52)
Existing clusters: 13
New clusters: 15 (Sawmill Luit, Bukit Gelugor)
Close contacts: 21
Other screenings: 3

Putrajaya (23)
Close contacts: 14
Other screenings: 9

Perlis (3)
Other screenings: 3

Labuan (1)
Existing cluster: 1

Deaths

There were four deaths reported in Selangor, three in Johor and Sabah respectively and one in Sabah. 

The cumulative Covid-19 death toll for the Klang Valley stood at 143 or 22.7 percent of the national total (630). 

Details of the deceased are as follows:

Patient 70,532 - Female, 70, passed away at the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan, Sabah

Patient 123,243 - Male, 77, passed away at the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan, Sabah

Patient 158,167 - Male, 42, passed away at the Miri Hospital, Sarawak

Patient 159,614 - Male, 60, passed away at the Selayang Hospital, Selangor

Patient 162,031 - Male, 68, passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor

Patient 162,911 - Male, 81, passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor

Patient 162,917 - Male, 54, passed away and the body was sent to Kajang Hospital, Selangor

Patient 163,340 - Female, 90, passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Patient 164,352 - Female, 69, passed away at the Kota Tinggi Hospital, Johor

Patient 160,640 - Foreign female, 69, passed away at the Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, Kluang, Johor

Patient 164,328 - Foreign female, 72, passed away at the Sultan Ismail Hospital, Johor Bahru, Johor

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 318 active Covid-19 clusters of which 84 had new cases today.

The move active cluster is the Tapak Bina Muda cluster (237 new cases), which originated in Kuala Lumpur and has been active since early December.

The Health Ministry classified another 16 new clusters today. Details are as follows: 

Bestari Rantau cluster
District(s): Klang, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory at Taman Bestari, Rantau Panjang, Klang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 20
Total infected: 16 out of 80 screened

Jalan KKIP Selatan cluster
District(s): Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Locality/Source: Factory in Jalan KKIP Selatan
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 15
Total infected: 14 out of 125 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Abdul Aziz cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Construction site, Jalan Dato Aziz
Cluster category: Workplace,
First case: Jan 20
Total infected: 56 out of 172 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Digital cluster
District(s): Kulai, Johor; Hulu Terengganu, Terengganu
Locality/Source: Constructions site at Taman Perindustrian Kulai, Bukit Batu, Kulai
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 9
Total infected: 48 out of 120 screened

Tampoi Lima cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Company at Jalan Tampoi, Kawasan Perindustrian Jalan Tampoi, Johor
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 17
Total infected: 26 out of 53 screened

Jalan Seroja cluster
District(s): Kulai, Johor
Locality/Source: factory at Jalan Pekeliling Seroja, Kawasan Perindustrian I-Park, Bandar Indahpura
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 13
Total infected: 10 out of 881 screened

Persiaran Tasek cluster
District(s): Batang Padang, Kinta and Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Locality/Source: Factory at Persiaran Tasek, Tasek Industrial Estate, Ipoh
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 15, index case had an influenza-like illness (Ili)
Total infected: 20 out of 181 screened

Jalan Usaha cluster
District(s): Melaka Tengah, Alor Gajah and Jasin, Malacca
Locality/Source: Jalan Usaha, Kawasan Perindustrian Ayer Keroh
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 18
Total infected: 36 out of 196 screened

Sungai Ibor cluster
District(s): Rembau, Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: Training institute in Kampung Sungai Ibor, Pedas
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 20, index case had symptoms and recent travel history
Total infected: 12 out of 138 screened

Tapak Bina Bukit Sebukor cluster
District(s): Melaka Tengah, Malacca
Locality/Source: Construction site, Bukit Sebukor
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 19
Total infected: 28 out of 113 screened

Jalan Sejahtera cluster
District(s): Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Supermarket at Jalan Sejahtera
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 20
Total infected: 15 out of 93 screened

Batu Enam cluster
District(s): Batang Padang, Perak
Locality/Source: Orang Asli village, Batang Padang
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 14
Total infected: 12 out of 41 screened

Bukit Gelugor cluster
District(s): Kuantan, Pahang
Locality/Source: Bukit Gelugor, Beserah
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 13
Total infected: 22 out of 102 screened

Jalan Niaga cluster
District(s): Kota Tinggi and Kluang, Johor
Locality/Source: Jalan Niaga, Kota Tinggi
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 17
Total infected: 18 out of 91 screened

Kampung Balibata cluster
District(s): Beaufort and Sandakan, Sabah
Locality/Source: Funeral and tahlil ceremony at Kampung Balibata, Beaufort
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 12, index case had a travel history
Total infected: 35 out of 35 screened

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