Covid-19 (Jan 27): 3,680 new cases, ICU numbers continue to grow

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,680 new Covid-19 cases amidst much of the population entering their third week of movement control order (MCO) restrictions today.

The number of precious intensive care beds used by Covid-19 patients reached a record high of 314 today with 122 people requiring ventilators to breathe.

Leading indicators:

• Active cases: 42,389 ↑ (1,815 more than the previous day)
• Patients in ICU: 314 ↑ (34 more than the previous day, new record)
• Intubated patients: 122 ↑ (11 more than the previous day, new record)
• Deaths: 7

While the Klang Valley had the most number of new cases (41.6 percent), Johor was the state with the most number of cases followed by Sabah. 

The vast majority of new cases in Johor are from six new workplace clusters (details at the end of this article).

The number of cases detected through "other screenings" in Kuala Lumpur was high at 244 out of 698 new cases. There is no way to discern how many of these cases were detected among those with symptoms but are not linked to existing clusters because the Kuala Lumpur health department does not provide such figures, unlike Selangor and Perak.

Of the 3,680 new cases, 65 percent involved Malaysians. 

Details of the new cases, by states, are as follows: 

Johor (1,069)
Existing clusters: 54
New cluster(s): 683 (Parit Lanjut, Industri Grisek, Jalan Trus, Jalan Medini, Tengah Tiga, dan Pengerang Utara)
Close contacts: 224
Other screenings: 108

Selangor (822)
Existing clusters: 70
New cluster(s): 67 (Jalan Mutiara, Tapak Bina Tanjung, Persiaran Perkilangan)
Close contacts: 503
Imported: 3
Other screenings: 179

Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (698)
Existing clusters: 49
New cluster(s): 187 (Tapak Bina Persiaran Tecoma, Jalan Danau, Jalan Yahya, Jalan Pudu)
Close contacts: 216
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 244

Sabah (295)
Existing clusters: 4
New cluster(s): 6 (Jalan Sulaman)
Close contacts: 212
Other screenings: 73

Perak (181)
Existing clusters: 30
New cluster(s): 43 (Jalan Seri, Jalan Pengkalan)
Close contacts: 72
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 35

Negeri Sembilan (112)
Existing clusters: 43
Close contacts: 37
Other screenings: 32

Pulau Pinang (101)
Existing clusters: 35
Close contacts: 49
Other screenings: 17

Kedah (76)
Existing clusters: 27
Close contacts: 29
Other screenings: 20

Sarawak (70)
Existing clusters: 51
New cluster(s): 2 (Bedayan)
Close contacts: 1
Other screenings: 16

Terengganu (68)
Existing clusters: 23
Close contacts: 18
Other screenings: 27

Malacca (63)
Existing clusters: 17
Close contacts: 30
Other screenings: 16

Kelantan (60)
Existing clusters: 3
Close contacts: 35
Other screenings: 22

Pahang (42)
Existing clusters: 12
Close contacts: 23
Other screenings: 7

Putrajaya (19)
Existing clusters: 5
Close contacts: 6
Other screenings: 8

Perlis (3)
Close contacts: 2
Other screenings: 1

Labuan (1)
Other screenings: 1

Deaths

There were seven reported deaths today of which three occurred in Selangor and two in Perak. There was also one death in Sabah and one in Sarawak.

The current national Covid-19 death toll stood at 707. The number of Covid-19 deaths this month stood at 236, up from 111 last month. The Klang Valley had disproportionately more deaths (43.2 percent of the month's total so far).

Details of the deceased, all Malaysians, are as follows: 

Patient 137,785 - Male, 55, passed away at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Perak

Patient 147,392 - Male, 74, passed away at the Sibu Hospital, Sarawak

Patient 177,981 - Male, 84, passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah

Patient 188,116 - Male, 72, passed away at the Shah Alam Hospital, Selangor

Patient 188,117 - Female, 72, passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor

Patient 188,118 - Male, 61, passed away at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Selangor

Patient 189,863 - Female, 71, passed away at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Perak

Clusters

The Health Ministry reported that 80 out of 366 active Covid-19 clusters had new cases today.

The Pasai cluster, which was raging in the Sibu district of Sarawak, had 45 new cases. This community cluster was classified on Jan 9 and now has 1,573 cumulative cases.

Only three clusters - Parit Lanjut (521, new), Tapak Bina Persiaran Tecoma (157, new), and Industri Grisek (144, new) - reported new cases in the triple digits.

The Health Ministry reported another 17 new clusters today. Details are as follows:

Parit Lanjut cluster
District(s): Muar, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory in Bukit Pasir
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 23, targeted screening
Total infected: 547 out of 1,451 screened

Industri Grisek cluster
District(s): Tangkak and Muar, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory in Grisek industrial area
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 23, targeted screening
Total infected: 145 out of 537 screened

Jalan Trus cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru and Kluang, Johor
Locality/Source: Government office in Jalan Trus, Johor Bahru
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 15, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 13 out of 291 screened

Jalan Medini cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Private office in Jalan Medini Sentral 5, Nusajaya
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 15, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 13 out of 291 screened

Tengah Tiga cluster
District(s): Kluang, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory in Batu 3, Jalan Kampung Tengah
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 21, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 9 out of 78 screened

Pengerang Utara cluster
District(s): Kota Tinggi, Johor
Locality/Source: Private company in Jalan Persiaran Utara, Pengerang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 18, index case reported symptoms
Total infected:

Tapak Bina Persiaran Tecoma cluster
District(s): Kepong, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Construction site in Persiaran Tecoma, Country Heights
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 27, targeted screening
Total infected: 157 out of 376 screened

Jalan Danau cluster
District(s): Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Security guards at a site along Jalan Danau Saujana 1, Setapak, Titiwangsa
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 27, targeted screening
Total infected: 11 out of 47 screened

Jalan Yahya cluster
District(s): Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Training institute in Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 26, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 8 out of 100 screened

Jalan Pudu cluster
District(s): Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Training institute in Jalan Pudu
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 27, index case reported symptoms
Total infected: 13 out of 151 screened

Jalan Mutiara cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Security guards who were about to start work at Mutiara Damansara
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 27
Total infected: 32 out of 32 screened

Tapak Bina Tanjung cluster
District(s): Bina Tanjung, Selangor
Locality/Source: Construction site in Mukim Tanjung 12, Dengkil
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 10, targeted screening
Total infected: 46 out of 1,252 screened

Persiaran Perkilangan cluster
District(s): Petaling and Klang, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory in Shah Alam
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 18, targeted screening
Total infected: 19 out of 2,121 screened

Jalan Sulaman cluster
District(s): Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Locality/Source: Supermarket in Sulaman Sentral
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 27, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 23 out of 111 screened

Jalan Seri cluster
District(s): Kinta, Perak
Locality/Source: Government office in Jalan Dato Seri Ahmad Said, Ipoh
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 23, index case with influenza-like illness
Total infected: 17 out of 24 screened

Bendayan cluster
District(s): Serian and Samarahan, Sarawak
Locality/Source: Social events in Kampung Bedega and Kampung Antayan
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 20, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 13 out of 112 screened

Jalan Pengkalan cluster
District(s): Kinta, Kerian and Kampar, Perak
Locality/Source: Unsure locality. Index case resides in Bandar Seri Pengkalan
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 23, index case subjected to pre-departure screening

Total infected: 41 out of 104 screened- Mkini