Covid-19 (Feb 5) - 3,391 new cases, 19 deaths

 

COVID-19 | The Health Ministry today reported 3,392 new cases and 19 deaths. 

• Active cases: 48,751
• Patients in ICUs: 310
• Intubated: 134

The Klang Valley region continues to report the highest number of new cases in the country with new cases mostly attributed to close contacts of Covid-19 positive patients or detected through "other screenings". 

In Selangor, one in six new cases were detected among those with symptoms but not linked to known clusters or close contacts. 

There are seven regions where new cases are still trending upwards since the start of the second movement control order on Jan 13. They are Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Sarawak, Perak, Malacca and Terengganu.

For a detailed list of new cases according to state, please scroll to the bottom half of this article.

Deaths

There were 19 new deaths and the national death toll stands at 854. Kuala Lumpur reported seven deaths, followed by Sabah (5), Selangor (3), Sarawak (3) and Perak (1). 

The average age of the victims was 68. There were two victims who were foreigners. Details of the victims are on Malaysiakini's Covid-19 tracker page.

Clusters

The Health Ministry today classified 15 new clusters which included clusters involving six factories and two supermarkets.

Pahang continues to report clusters that are spread in-community. Kuala Lumpur had one cluster in a child care centre - Jalan Jubilee.

Details of the clusters are as follows:

Jalan Mokhtar cluster
District(s): Klang, Selangor
Locality/Source: Supermarket in Jalan Raja Mokhtar
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 2, targeted screening
Total infected: 26 out of 46 screened

Jalan Enam Belas cluster
District(s): Petaling, Selangor
Locality/Source: Supermarket in Seksyen 16, Subang Jaya
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 31, targeted screening
Total infected: A out of B screened

Bandar Teknologi cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory in Bandar Teknologi Kajang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 4, targeted screening
Total infected: 30 out of 61 screened

Persiaran Jaya cluster
District(s): Hulu Langat, Selangor
Locality/Source: Factory in Persiaran Jaya
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 4, targeted screening
Total infected: 17 out of 57 screened

Jalan Lima cluster
District(s): Sepang and Hulu Langat, Selangor
Locality/Source: A company in Jalan KLIA S5
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 4, targeted screening
Total infected: 24 out of 434 screened

Jalan Rumbia Dua cluster
District(s): Johor Bahru, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory in Jalan Rumbia, Kawasan Perindustrian Tanjung Langsat, Pasir Gudang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 5, targeted screening
Total infected: 133 out of 183 screened

Sri Sengkang cluster
District(s): Kulai, Johor
Locality/Source: Factory in Kawasan Perusahaan Sri Sengkang
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 13, targeted screening
Total infected: 126 out of 694 screened

Jun Heng cluster
District(s): Bintulu, Sarawak
Locality/Source: Two companies in Bintulu
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 30, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 19 out of 102 screened

Tapak Bina Jalan Valdor cluster
District(s): Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang
Locality/Source: Construction site in Jalan Perusahaan Valdor, Kawasan Perindustrian Valdor, Simpang Ampat
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 20, targeted screening
Total infected: 53 out of 806 screened

Industri TTJ cluster
District(s): Seremban, Tampin, Port Dickson and Rembau, Negeri Sembilan
Locality/Source: Factory in Kawasan Perindustrian Tuanku Jaafar
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 12, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 61 out of 416 screened

Santong Paka cluster
District(s): Dungun and Kemaman, Terengganu
Locality/Source: Company in Jalan Santong, Paka
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Feb 4, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 26 out of 127 screened

Industri Bentong Sebelas cluster
District(s): Bentong, Pahang
Locality/Source: Factory in Kawasan Perindustrian Bentong.
Cluster category: Workplace
First case: Jan 29, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 7 out of 43 screened

Hikmah Muadzam cluster
District(s): Rompin, Pahang
Locality/Source: No details, Muadzam Shah
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 24, index case with symptoms
Total infected: 7 out of 30 screened

Taman Murni cluster
District(s): Kuantan, Pahang
Locality/Source: Taman Murni
Cluster category: Community
First case: Jan 23, index case with symptoms
Total infected: A out of B screened

Jalan Jubilee cluster
District(s): Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Locality/Source: Care centre in Jalan Jubilee
Cluster category: At-risk groups
First case: Feb 5, targeted screening
Total infected: 25 out of 39 screened

New cases according to regions, in brief:

Selangor (1,228)
Existing clusters: 119
New cluster(s): 46 (Jalan Mokhtar, Bandar Teknologi, Jalan Enam Belas, Persiaran Jaya and Jalan Lima)
Close contacts: 651
Imported: 2
Other screenings: 410

Johor (598)
Existing clusters: 94
New cluster(s): 245 (Jalan Rumbia Dua dan Sri Sengkang)
Close contacts: 115
Other screenings: 144

Kuala Lumpur (395)
Existing clusters: 67
New cluster(s): 25 (Jalan Jubilee)
Close contacts: 142
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 160

Sabah (196)
Existing clusters: 6
Close contacts: 132
Other screenings: 58

Sarawak (178)
Existing clusters: 69
New cluster(s): 12 (Jun Heng)
Close contacts: 34
Other screenings: 63

Penang (149)
Existing clusters: 42
New cluster(s): 44 (Tapak Bina Jalan Valdor)
Close contacts: 36
Other screenings: 27

Malacca (141)
Existing clusters: 99
Close contacts: 27
Other screenings: 15

Negeri Sembilan (116)
Existing clusters: 6
New cluster(s): 39 (Industri TTJ)
Close contacts: 31
Other screenings: 40

Perak (92)
Existing clusters: 38
Close contacts: 36
Other screenings: 18

Kedah (91)
Existing clusters: 23
Close contacts: 23
Other screenings: 45

Terengganu (84)
Existing clusters: 25
New clusters: 4 (Santong Paka)
Close contacts: 32
Other screenings: 23

Kelantan (58)
Close contacts: 42
Other screenings: 16

Pahang (51)
Existing clusters: 28
New clusters: 8 (Taman Murni, Hikmah Muadzam and Industri Bentong Sebelas;)
Close contacts: 10
Other screenings: 5

Labuan (7)
Close contacts: 5
Imported: 1
Other screenings: 1

Putrajaya (6)
Existing clusters: 1
Close contacts: 3
Other screenings: 2

Perlis (1)
Other screenings: 1

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