Covid-19 (Jan 26): 3,585 new cases, record numbers in ICU

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,585 new Covid-19 cases amidst a growing number of patients who require intensive care and ventilators to breathe.

Leading indicators:

• Active cases:  40,574 ↓ (503 less than the previous day)
• Patients in ICU:  280 ↑ (19 more than the previous day)
• Intubated patients:  111 ↑ (10 more than the previous day)
• Deaths: 11

The Klang Valley reported the most number of new cases (54.3 percent) followed by Johor (14.6 percent) and Sabah (8.6 percent).

In Selangor, 187 new cases were detected among individuals without symptoms and are not linked to existing clusters. This is relatively higher, considering that most states are reporting new cases in the double digits only.

Of the 3,585 new cases, 85.2 percent involved Malaysians. There were two import cases. 

Selangor (1,295)
Existing clusters: 92
Close contacts: 856
Other screenings: 347

Kuala Lumpur (610)
Existing clusters: 68
New cluster(s): 26 (Jalan Cochrane)
Close contacts: 262
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 252

Johor (516)
Existing clusters: 174
New cluster(s): 57 (Jalan Platinum dan Jalan Padi Mahsuri)
Close contacts: 125
Other screenings: 160

Sabah (303)
Existing clusters: 16
Close contacts: 209
Other screenings: 78

Sarawak (205)
Existing clusters: 134
Close contacts: 45
Other screenings: 26

Negeri Sembilan (129)
Existing clusters: 24
New cluster(s): 11 (Intan Delima)
Close contacts: 59
Other screenings: 35

Pulau Pinang (104)
Existing clusters: 26
Close contacts: 33
Other screenings: 45

Malacca (92)
Existing clusters: 29
Close contacts: 39
Other screenings: 24

Kedah (88)
Existing clusters: 7
New cluster(s): 4 (Keladi Saga)
Close contacts: 48
Other screenings: 29

Kelantan (76)
Existing clusters: 3
Close contacts: 43
Other screenings: 30

Terengganu (76)
Existing clusters: 13
New cluster(s): 8 (Tembok Bukit Besi, Kampung Bukit Putera)
Close contacts: 32
Other screenings: 23

Perak (58)
Existing clusters: 10
Close contacts: 31
Other screenings: 17

Pahang (15)
Existing clusters: 9
Close contacts: 4
Other screenings: 2

Putrajaya (15)
Existing clusters: 3
Close contacts: 6
Other screenings: 6

Perlis (2)
Close contacts: 1
Other screenings: 1

Labuan (1)
Other screenings: 1

Deaths

Currently, the January Covid-19 death toll has reached 229, more than double the number reached in the whole of December 2020 (111). The cumulative Covid-19 death toll has reached 700. 

Details of the deceased are as follows: 

Patient 157,946 - Male, 84, passed away at the Taiping Hospital, Perak

Patient 170,457 - Female, 77, passed away at the Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Cheras Hospital, Kuala Lumpur

Patient 182,538 - Male, 84, passed away at the Pakar Sultanah Fatimah Muar Hospital, Johor

Patient 184,812 - Female, 49, passed away at the Tanjung Karang Hospital, Selangor

Patient 185,320 - Female, 82, passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital [Classified as a case from Kuala Lumpur]

Patient 185,334 - Male, 55, passed away at the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital

Patient 186,470 - Male, 59, passed away at the Sibu Hospital, Sarawak

Patient 186,490 - Male, 76, passed away at the Sibu Hospital

Patient 189,806 - Male, 42, passed away at the Penang Hospital

Patient 190,157 - Male, 92, passed away at the Sibu Hospital

Patient 185,400 - Foreign female, 54, body brought to the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital

Clusters

The Health Ministry is currently monitoring 356 clusters of which 95 reported new cases today. Only one cluster - Pasai (111 new cases, confined to Sibu, Sarawak) - reported new cases in the triple digits. 

Jalan Cochrane cluster
District(s): Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Shopping mall along Jalan Cochrane
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 26, targeted screening of security guards
Total infected: 26 out of 76 screened

Jalan Platinum cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory along Jalan Platinum
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 26, targeted screening
Total infected: 33 out of 66 screened

Intan Delima cluster
District(s): Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: Public education institute in Taman Bukit Intan and Taman Bahagia Delima
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 16, index case with symptoms and has travel history
Total infected: 25 out of 253 screened

Jalan Padi Mahsuri cluster
District(s): Kulai, Johor
Locality/Source: Jalan Padi Mahsuri
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 23, index case was screened before starting a new job
Total infected: 25 out of 28 screened

Kampung Bukit Putera cluster
District(s): Setiu, Terengganu
Locality/Source: Kampung Bukit Putera
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 13, index case with severe acute respiratory infection
Total infected: 25 out of 293 screened

Keladi Saga cluster
District(s): Kulim, Kedah
Locality/Source: Kampung Keladi and Taman Saga
Cluster category: Religious activity
First case: Jan 21, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 34 out of 49 screened

Tembok Bukit Besi cluster
District(s): Dungun, Terengganu
Locality/Source: Dungun correctional facility
Cluster category: At-risk group
First case: Jan 4
Total infected: 99 out of 1,131 screened

- Mkini